近年来,创伤理论被广泛应用于医学及心理研究中,很少用到文学作品中。创伤除了指病理意义上的伤害,还指某些事件在人的精神上或心理上留下伤痕,从而给人们的日常生活带来极大影响,甚至会形成二次伤害。文学作品中很多人物的行为表现以及性格特点都可以用创伤理论来进行剖析。在《八月之光》中,威廉·福克纳塑造了形形色色行为异常的人物,他们具有各种各样的心理障碍。本文运用创伤理论来分析几位人物的悲惨命运及其形成原因。 In recent years, traumatic theory has been widely used in medical and psychological research, rarely used in literary works. Trauma refers not only to the pathological damage, but also refers to certain events that cause mental or psychological wounds in people, which have a great impact on people’s daily life and can even cause secondary injuries. Many people in the literary works of the performance and personality traits can be traced to analyze. In “The Light of August,” William Faulkner shapes a myriad of behavioral anomalies that have a variety of psychological disabilities. This article uses the theory of trauma to analyze the tragic fate of several people and their causes.