美国女作家伊迪丝·华顿(Edith Wharton,1862—1937)以创作“社会小说”而见长。其作品注重刻画人物心理,尤其是人物的“羞愧”心理。作为纽约一家名门望族的女儿,华顿受到过家庭教师的指教,被公众看做是“美国文学界的贵夫人”[1]。然而,这只是一种表象。事实上,她一生都为羞愧所困扰。一华顿自认为貌丑,幼年时,其母当众奚落过她的长相,这在伊迪丝心灵深处留下了自卑的烙印。久而 American writer Edith Wharton (1862-1937) is famous for creating “social novels.” His works focus on portraying the character’s psychology, especially the character’s “shame” mentality. As a well-known daughter of New York, Watton has been taught by tutors and regarded by the public as “the lady of the American literary world” [1]. However, this is only an appearance. In fact, she was haunted by her life. A Walton considered himself ugly, when his childhood, his mother publicly ridiculed her appearance, which in the depths of Edith leaves the imprint of inferiority. Long time