芭芭拉是美国小说《小镇姑娘》里的女性角色,她身处当时的女性运动时代,家庭条件丰厚。她个性突出,独立意识强烈,梦想成为追逐潮流者,可是,她不仅没有能实现自己的梦想,成为社会运动的弄潮人,反而最终成为杀人罪犯。芭芭拉人性上的异化原因是多方面的,但家庭和社会对其悲剧的产生具有不可推卸的责任。 Barbara is a female character in the American novel The Little Town Girl. She was in a period of women’s movement at that time and her family was richly endowed. Her outstanding personality, strong sense of independence, dreams become chasing trend, but she not only failed to achieve their dreams, become the social movement get the tide, but eventually become murderers. Barbara’s alienation on human nature is due to many reasons. However, the family and society have an unshirkable responsibility for the tragedy of Barbara.