阿爾比的劇作中充滿了生動的動物形象，象徵內涵豐富。本文從原型批評的角度，集中討論在《動物園故事》、《微妙的平衡》、《海景》、《山羊》等作品中典型的動物形象，如狗、貓、海蜥蜴、山羊等，分析各意象背後的集體潛意識，揭示阿爾比劇作的動物原型象徵，通過用各種動物性來擬比不同的人類生存狀態，以此論證阿爾比劇作的社會批判主題：虛假的安全感是一種死亡。

Full of vivid animal figures, Albee's plays are rich in metaphor. Applying archetypal criticism, this paper presents a comprehensive study of the various animal figures like dog, cat, sealizard, and goat in Albee's works, such as The Zoo Story, A Delicate Balance, Seascape and The Goat, or Who's Sylvia? It penetratingly analyzes the collective unconsciousness under each animal image, revealing Albee's archetypal animal figures. Meanwhile, by using the animal metaphor to explain the human existence, the paper cogently proves Albee's major critical theme: The false security is a kind of death.