通过对乔伊斯的短篇小说《死者》中死亡象征的分析解读了西方文学中运用文体、篇章结构、人名地名以及自然现象、动物、颜色等多种手段来象征死亡,从而为死亡主题,这一西方文学中最稳定的因素增添了无限的生命力和文学魅力。 Through the analysis of the symbol of death in Joyce’s short story “The Dead,” this paper interprets the use of stylistics, textual structure, geographical names, and natural phenomena, animals, colors and other means to symbolize death and thus the theme of death in Western literature One of the most stable elements in Western literature adds immense vitality and literary charm.