沈从文声称 ,他要在《边城》中表现他的乐园构想。他把人物都建立在人性善的基础上。正如批评家刘西谓所说 :“这些可爱的人物 ,各自有一个厚道而简单的灵魂 ,生息在田野晨阳的空气。他们心口相应 ,行为思想一致 ,他们是壮实的、冲动的……对于生活没有过分的奢望 ,他们的心力? Shen Congwen claims that he wants to express his paradise concept in the “Border Town”. He built his characters on the basis of human nature. As the critic Liu Xi said: "These lovely characters, each with a kind and simple soul, live in the air of the morning sun in the field. Their hearts and minds are consistent, their behaviors and thoughts are the same, they are sturdy and impulsive... Life does not have excessive expectations, their heart?