斯蒂芬·克莱恩虽然被公认为十九世纪自然主义作家,他的《红色英勇勋章》也一贯被誉为自然主义的杰作或反战小说的先驱,本文认为在更深层次上,它折射出一种对人荒诞存在的哲学思考,与加缪的“荒诞哲理”极其相似。克莱恩以主人公亨利·弗莱明在两天的战斗经历中从逃兵变成英雄为主线,塑造了一个“西西弗”式的荒诞英雄形象,通过细腻刻画其心理变化,展现了人存在的荒诞和反抗荒诞精神的崇高,旨在说明人生或许十分荒诞,但反抗荒诞却使人生有了意义。 Although recognized as a naturalist in the 19th century, Stephen Klein has long been hailed as a masterpiece of naturalism or a pioneer in anti-war fiction. This article suggests that on a deeper level, it reflects a The philosophical thinking of absurdity is very similar to Camus’s “absurd philosophy.” Kline, whose main character, Henry Fleming, changed from deserter to heroes during her two-day combat experience, created a heroic image of the “Sisyphus” and displayed the absurdity of human existence through exquisite depictions of her psychological changes And the sublime against the absurd spirit, to illustrate the life may be very absurd, but to resist absurd has made life meaningful.