The present paper analyzes the scapegoat motif in two representative novels of contemporary jewish woman writer bernice rubens with the indication that it is this scapegoat identity that determines the characters ' tragic life 摘要本文解析了当代英国犹太女作家伯尼斯?鲁本思的两部代表性小说中的替罪羊形象,指出正是这种替罪羊身份决定了主人公悲剧性的人生。