美国小说家约翰·厄普代克被誉为美国中产阶级灵魂的画师,他的作品精准反映了美国中产阶级的生活方式以及生活理念。厄普代克的短篇小说《A&P》故事简单明了,但驱动故事发展的内在动力却是各路评论争论的焦点。本文依据弗洛伊德的心理分析理论,试图从力比多升华的角度对小说进行再解读。 American novelist John Updike has been hailed as the artist of the soul of the middle-class in the United States. His works precisely reflect the life style and philosophy of life of the middle-class American. Updike’s short story “A & P” is a straightforward story, but the motivation behind the development of the story is the focus of debate in various ways. Based on Freudian psychoanalytic theory, this article attempts to re-interpret the novel from the perspective of Libido’s sublimation.