1919年出版的短篇小说集《小城畸人》曾在文学评论界引起广泛的反响,作者舍伍德·安德森也因此成为美国现代文学史上所不能忽略的一笔。[1]《小城畸人》的每一部分都具有相对独立性和完整性。但从总体上看,这些故事的故事主题又具有鲜明的同一性。本文从象征手法的运用、对人物生命瞬间的刻 The 1919 collection of short stories, “The Tortoise”, has aroused widespread repercussions in the literary critics. The author Sherwood Anderson, therefore, became an indispensable part in the history of American modern literature. [1] Every part of the “Tiny Man” has relative independence and completeness. However, on the whole, the story motif of these stories has distinct identities. This article from the use of symbolism, moment of moment of life