杰西·本特利是安德森代表作《小镇畸人》中最长一个故事《虔诚》中的主人公。该文立足于美国内战后传统田园生活与新工业革命带来的物质主义碰撞的背景,探讨了杰西·本特利在信仰的道路上走过盲目膜拜、越过迷茫和彷徨、感受顿悟并收获虔诚信念的成长之路。 Jesse Bentley is the protagonist of the longest story “Devout” in Anderson’s masterpiece, The Tale of the Town. Based on the background of the materialism clash brought by the traditional pastoral life and the new industrial revolution in the United States after the Civil War, this article explores Jesse Bentley’s blind worship on the path of faith, overwhelmed by confusion and confusion, The development of pious faith.