布兰特·哈特善于捕捉形形色色的西部人物的憧憬、愿望、欢乐以及难以避免的失望和痛苦,对女性人物的描写是哈特短篇小说的一大亮点。他笔下的女性形象多变,性情各异,有些女性个性张扬、生活坎坷,一生颇具传奇色彩,如梅莉丝,她敢爱敢恨,性格倔强、桀骜不驯、嫉恶如仇,敢于抗争教会的虚伪,厌恶周围人群的市侩;还有些女性庸俗世故,在物欲横流的世界中迷失了自我,如克莱蒂,她是史 Brent Hart is good at capturing the dreams, wishes, joys and unavoidable disappointments and pains of all kinds of western people. The portrayal of female characters is a highlight of Hart’s short story. Her penchant for the changing image of women, different temperament, some women’s personality with publicity, life is bumpy, legendary life, such as Mei Lisi, she dared to love and hate, stubborn, unruly, avenge, dare to protest the church’s hypocrisy , Disgusting the market crowd around the crowd; there are some women vulgar, lost in the materialistic world of self, such as Cleti, she is history