在《血色子午线》中,科马克·麦卡锡用美墨边疆地区哥特式的空间表征解构了美国边疆神话,揭示出“天定命运说”所掩饰的帝国扩张主义立场。西部不再是自由之地,也无法为“美国亚当”提供重生之所。在这片缺乏女性影响和文明救赎的空间,到处充斥着混乱、暴力和恐怖。 In “Scarlet Meridian,” Comarck McCarthy deconstructed the American frontier myths by using the gothic spatial representation of the border areas of the United States and Mexico, revealing the imperialist expansionist position as covered in “Heavenly Destiny”. The West is no longer a place of freedom, nor can it provide a place for rebirth of “American Adam.” In this space lacking the influence of women and the redemption of civilization, everywhere is full of chaos, violence and terror.