《老人》一文是美国女作家凯瑟琳.安.波特的代表作之一。该文以波特童年时的生活经历为背景,提示了一个小女孩从对家族长辈构筑的过去的美好生活的幻象中觉醒,决心以现实的态度面对自己未来的过程。波特作为美国著名的文体大师,其作品在情节建构、叙述视角、象征运用等方面均有独道之处,本文将从如上几方面对《老人》一文进行解析。 The article “The Elder” is one of the masterpieces of American woman writer Catherine Ann Potter. This article, based on Porter’s childhood experience, reminds a young girl who is awakening from the illusion of past good life framed by family elders and who is determined to face her own future with a realistic attitude. Porter, as a famous stylist in the United States, works uniquely in plot construction, narrative perspective and symbolic application. This article will analyze the article “Elder Man” in the above aspects.