虽然生活在十九世纪,美国女作家凯特.肖邦及其作品一直是中外文学评论家研究的热点,她的一生也是美国文学史上一个充满悲剧、传奇和悖论的奇特而又可叹的故事。本文从以地方色彩作品成名,却不愿与“地方色彩作家”为伍;因《觉醒》而毁誉,也因此确立其在美国文学中的杰出地位;因女权主义运动而大放异彩,却否认自己是女性主义作家等三方面的悖论,探讨和解读凯特.肖邦的不竭艺术魅力。 Although living in the 19th century, the American writer Kate Chopin and her works have always been the focus of Chinese and foreign literary critics. Her life is also a strange and sighing story full of tragedy, legend and paradox in the history of American literature. This article from the local color works fame, but reluctant with “local color writers ”; because of “awakening” and reputation, and therefore establish its outstanding position in American literature; shine because of the feminist movement, but Deny that they are paradoxes of feminist writers and other three aspects, explore and interpret Kate Chopin’s inexhaustible artistic charm.