托妮·莫里森的小说《柏油孩子》深刻反映了当代美国黑人的生活状态和精神面貌。在这部小说中,作者展示了自己独特的语言风格,恢复了黑人语言原有的力量;作品结构巧妙,借鉴了戏剧特点,并具有循环性和开放性;作品中的人物超越了以往的模式,性格丰富多彩、关系错综复杂。莫里森从种族、性别、阶级、人性融为一体的角度对黑人民族的现状和前途进行了深刻思考。 Toni Morrison’s novel “Asphalt Boy” profoundly reflects the living conditions and mental outlook of contemporary African-American blacks. In this novel, the author shows his unique language style and regains the original power of the black language. The composition of the work is ingenious, draws on the characteristics of the drama, and has a circular and open nature. The characters in the works surpass the previous models , Rich and colorful personality, the relationship is complicated. Morrison profoundly considered the current situation and future of the black people from the perspective of race, gender, class and humanity.