文学创作是基于一定的文化背景进行的,美国小说的产生则表现了具有新大陆特色的社会的各个方面,从这些作品可以清晰地看到文化变迁的轨迹。伴随着工业文明和都市化而来的大众文化,在现代科学技术和大众媒体的推动下,其影响力逐步超越主流文化和精英文化,占据文化消费的主导地位 Literary creation is based on a certain cultural background. The emergence of American novels shows all aspects of a society with New World characteristics. From these works, we can clearly see the trajectory of cultural change. Accompanied by industrial civilization and urbanization come popular culture, driven by modern science and technology and the mass media, its influence gradually surpasses the mainstream culture and elite culture, occupy the dominant position of cultural consumption