Abstract：The themes of modern American writer Philip Roth’s works keep evolving. In his long creative career, which is more than half a century, a variety of themes recur repeatedly, forming a tension of continuation and innovation. Through comparing and analyzing some of these themes, this article points out that by coordinating different elements, Philip Roth represents the experience of wandering Jews as they pursue stability. In his works, the topics of alienation, conflict, death and resistance are also a metaphor for the experience of the human beings, and thus attain universal value and significance. This article also emphasizes that Philip Roth's later works absorb the social themes and exhibit a contemporary feature. These parallel thematic elements strengthen the logical unity of the works, and orchestrate the interaction of tragic roots. Meanwhile they cast a tragic and critical light on his literary creation.
