%0 Journal Article %T EXODUS TO THE PROMISED LAND AS EVINCED IN NINETEENTH- AND TWENTIETH- CENTURY AMERICAN FICTION %A Cristina Denisa Arsene-Onu %J Language and Literature : European Landmarks of Identity %D 2011 %I University of Pitesti %X Exodus has been one of the favorite fictional topics undertaken by American fiction writers due to the fact that they belong to the so-called ¡°Chosen People¡± that were not to trespass God¡¯s covenant. My paper identifies two major Exodus themes: the Israelites¡¯ Exodus from Egypt (the Biblical wilderness, and the Promised Land) and human/divine justice as considered in the Bible. Observing the typological concept, these themes are analyzed in connection with their American antitype themes: the Pilgrim Fathers¡¯ Exodus from Europe (the American continent as a counterpart to the Biblical Mosaic wilderness and America (New England) as the Promised Land) and the Puritans¡¯ judicial system. %K typology %K Exodus %K American fiction %U http://www.upit.ro/index.php?i=2137