厄普代克以其“免子四部曲”描绘出 2 0世纪中后期美国一代人的生活历程 ,写出了他们的苦痛与挣扎 ,历史性地再现了那动人的幕幕人间悲喜剧。本文重点探析了作品现实性及作品提供的解决问题的“良方” :宗教和性 Updike portrayed the life history of the American generation in the mid-to-late 20th century with his “Exemption of the Son of the Child”, wrote down their pains and struggles, and historically recreated the touching curtain drama of human tragedies and interludes. This article focuses on the practicality of the work and the “good ways” the works provide to solve the problems: religion and sexuality