在弗兰纳里·奥康纳的小说中,暴力是对人们宗教信仰虔诚与否的考验,是人们达到天惠和救赎的工具。暴力给小说中的人们短暂的时间去面对他们内心的贫乏,使他们检验自己世俗的生活。值得一提的是,奥康纳小说中的暴力以讽刺喜剧作为表现手段,而且暴力最终以救赎为结果。本文旨在相关研究的基础上,以奥康纳的几篇小说为例,分析其暴力主题的四个方面:背景,意图,手段,其目的是揭示隐匿于暴力背后的主题寓意。 In Flannery O’Connor’s novels, violence is a test of piety for people’s religious beliefs and is a tool for people to achieve their benefits and redemption. Violence gives the people in the novel a brief period of time to confront their inner paucity and allow them to test their secular life. It is worth mentioning that violence in O’Connor’s novel uses satirical comedies as a means of expression, and that violence ultimately results in salvation. Based on the relevant researches, this thesis aims to analyze four aspects of the theme of violence: the background, the intent and the means, with O’Connor’s few novels as an example. The purpose of this article is to reveal the theme implied behind the violence.