20世纪60年代以来,美国进入后工业化时期或者说是晚期资本主义时期,开始了信息技术和跨国公司大发展的新时期。同时社会矛盾也日益加剧,黑人民权运动、女权运动,尤其是反越战运动的浪潮席卷了社会的各个角落。美国小说家不得不反思和审视周围所发生的一切。因此,通过对短篇小说的形式和语言来解读美国文学的当前特点与规律,我们可以更好地理解美国后现代文学的发展特点,提高文学的鉴赏能力和文学修养。 Since the 1960s, the United States has entered a new era of post-industrialization or late-stage capitalism and started the great development of information technology and multinational corporations. At the same time, social conflicts are also aggravating day by day. The black civil rights movement, the feminist movement, and especially the anti-Vietnam movement swept through every corner of society. American novelists have to reflect and examine what is happening around them. Therefore, by interpreting the current characteristics and laws of American literature through the form and language of short stories, we can better understand the development characteristics of American postmodernism literature and enhance the literary appreciation ability and literary accomplishment.