詹姆斯.鲍德温受到过前辈作家赖特的“抗议小说”的鼓舞。但是,在传承抗议精神并付诸实践的过程中,鲍德温敏锐地注意到了抗议传统思想中的局限性。于是,他力图突破黑人抗议传统的禁锢进行新的尝试。他的黑白融合的思想深深影响了许多后来的作家,为他们提供了一种探讨种族问题的新思路。 James Baldwin is inspired by the “protest” novel written by his predecessor, Wright. However, in carrying forward the spirit of protest and putting it into practice, Baldwin was acutely aware of the limitations of protesting the traditional thinking. As a result, he tried to break the black detains of traditional protest for new attempts. His thought of black-and-white blending deeply influenced many later writers and provided them with a new way of thinking about ethnic issues.