ABSTRACT
Examination of Bulgakov’s imagery reveals a small body of image complexes consistently connecting man’s existence on this earth with other-worldly forces. It is possible to glean invaluable clues to Bulgakov’s view of the total cosmos and how it is organized, and ultimately to his value system, by looking at two works in which man has clearly disturbed the natural order of things, provoking what can be termed a cosmic reaction. These works, the novella Fatal Eggs (1924)1
and the play Adam and Eve (1931),2 though separated by seven years, share a single real-life potential disaster as sub-theme and a similar set of image complexes.
