美国著名作家菲利普·罗斯在其作品《退场的鬼魂》中,通过主人公祖克曼在纽约的种种经历,再现了西方世界的安全危机、政治危机、科技对人的物化及由此而来的人的危机,同时蕴藏在本书字里行间的东方文化元素如隐居、禅及天人合一理念却显示出对人类心灵的抚慰功能。东方文化对深陷西方危机中的人们起着重要的救赎作用。 Philip Rose, the famous American writer, reappears the security crises, the political crisis, the materialization of human beings and the resulting people through the experiences of his protagonist Zuckerman in New York. Crisis, but also hidden in the book lines between the lines of Oriental cultural elements such as seclusion, Zen and the idea of ​​unity between man and nature have shown the comfort of human heart function. Eastern culture plays an important salvation role for those who are deeply trapped in the crisis in the West.