The contract motif in western literature and identity crisis

Abstract

The paper explores the evolution of contract motif in the western context of literatures, and the relation of the contract to self-identity, based on the types of the contract, which is a symbol of identity. And then, it explains the roots of the identity crisis against modern people, and points out a possible way for them to dwell upon this world. © 2014 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland.