Chapter Three discusses two archetypal narrative patterns of the novel: the U-shaped pattern, and the inverted U-shaped pattern.

第三章探讨了《秀拉》中两种原型叙事模式：U型叙事模式及倒置的U型叙事模式。

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Archetypal criticism refers to the investigation and analysis of archetypal and mythical narrative patterns, character types, themes and motifs in literature and their recurrence in literature.

原型批评指的是对文学中原型的与神话的叙事模式、人物类型、主题与母题，或是对这些因素在文学中的复现进行的研究分析。

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