路易丝·厄德里克是美国当代最多产、最重要、最有成就的作家之一,是美国本土文艺复兴运动第二次大潮的代表人物。《爱药》作为她的成名作与代表作,在中国已有广泛影响。但是在对爱药的研究多集中在写作技巧,生态思想,后殖民主义的角度。本文将从原型批评的角度进行解读。 Louise Erdrich is one of the most prolific, most important and accomplished writers in the contemporary United States, and is the representative of the second tide of the Native American Renaissance. As one of her famous works and masterpieces, “Love Medicine” has had a wide range of effects in China. However, the research on love medicine mostly focuses on writing skills, ecological thinking and post-colonialism. This article will be interpreted from the perspective of prototype criticism.