作家创作的作品很多都是以自己的生活经历为背景,书中刻画的人物形象也能在作者的生活中找到原型。赫斯顿的代表作《他们眼望上苍》中的女主人公珍妮和她本人有很多的相似之处。本文通过分析小说的自传性,指出赫斯顿是在以自己为原型刻画珍妮,并意欲借珍妮的成长,实现对自我的追寻和对黑人女性身份的塑造。 Many of the works created by writers are based on their own life experiences, and the characters depicted in the book can also find prototypes in the author’s life. Jennifer, a heroine in Heston’s masterpiece “They See God,” has many similarities with her. By analyzing the autobiographical nature of the novel, this article points out that Heston is trying to portray Jane by himself and intends to pursue her self-discovery and the identity of black women by means of Jeanne’s growth.