日本近世文学家井原西鹤在其“町人物”作品中完整地刻画了町人的致富理想。然而,町人虽然可以追逐他们的黄金梦,但他们试图改变身份地位的社会理想则根本无法实现,本文通过对町人阶级的经济地位和社会地位的分析,阐释日本近世町人的生活理想只不过是一种建立在金钱之上的乌托邦。 Japanese modern writer Iharai Tsuruhara completely portrayed the town’s ideal of getting rich in his works. However, although they can chase their golden dreams, the social ideals they try to change their status can not be realized. Based on the analysis of the economic status and social status of the machinist class, It is a utopia based on money.