美国当代女作家琼·狄第恩具有强烈的历史感,她在第一部小说《大河奔流》中融入了历史性,并认为历史是发展变化的,历史变化带来社会变化,而无法适应社会变化的人只能遭历史淘汰。狄第恩还认为,历史的发展并不是积极的,而是消极的;社会没有变得越来越好,而是带来了缺失和衰败。狄第恩由此对过去抱有强烈的怀旧感。 Joan Diane, a contemporary American woman writer, has a strong sense of history. She incorporated history into the first novel, “The Great Flow” and believed that history is evolving. Social changes brought about by historical changes can not be adapted to the society. Change can only be eliminated by history. Dieden also believes that the development of history is not positive, but negative; society has not become better and better, but has brought a lack of and decline. Di Dean thus has a strong sense of nostalgia for the past.