美国梦寻是美国文学经常涉及的一个主题,也是早期美国华裔文学所采用的一个主要的主题,并且至今仍在美国华裔文学中占有一席之地。在此希望通过将《典型的美国佬》中的拉尔夫.张和《教父》中的维托.考利昂追寻各自美国梦的过程进行对比从而证明拉尔夫.张的美国梦寻是一个“中国佬”的美国梦寻,也就是说,要证明拉尔夫.张的美国梦寻过程显示出强烈的中国文化特征。 American dream searching is a subject frequently covered by American literature and a major theme adopted by early American Chinese literature and still occupies a place in American Chinese literature. Here, I hope to prove that Ralf Zhang’s American dream is to be found by comparing Ralf. Zhang in “The Typical Yankee” with Vito Corleone in the “Godfather” in their pursuit of their respective American dreams A “Chinese” dream of the United States, that is, to prove that Ralf Zhang’s American dream-hunting process shows a strong Chinese cultural identity.