左拉在小说中给巴黎中央菜市场赋予了生动的象征意义,它是人生十字路口的象征;是迷宫的象征;又是死亡的象征。在对菜市场描写的背后,作者真正的意图是想深刻的揭露对第二帝国时期只知道满足自己食欲和性欲的市民阶层的厌恶与批判,以及表达自己对这个混乱、喧嚣的世界的不满以及他与巴黎关系的不和谐。 Zola in the novel gives the central market in Paris a vivid symbol of meaning, it is a symbol of the crossroads of life; is a symbol of the maze; but also a symbol of death. Behind the description of the vegetable market, the true intention of the author is to profoundly reveal his disgust and criticism of the citizen class who only knew his appetite and libido during the Second Reich, as well as expressing his dissatisfaction with this chaotic and noisy world, His discord with Paris.