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Steinbeck's novels in general contain some myths or mystical elements; and his 7'o a God Unknown in particular, seems to be unrealistic mysticism in a superficial view as its title suggests. In fact, not a few critics thought so. But, in the light of the modern psychology, it is found that it has more concrete grounds to be construed rather real than ethereal, rather natural than supernatural. This thesis is to study the background of its birth and scrutinize its plot to find the true theme of the novel. As the result, it reached a conclusion that it is a novel of subconsciousness, that is, a psychological, and it shows that the two opposing elements - the world of mankind and the world of nature - can be harmonized only through the subconsciousness; and the circulation of man and nature potentially exists in it.