人们评论说,欧茨的魅力不是她发掘那么多的时间和精力来写作,也不是她令人羡慕地轻松地从一种风格转到另一种风格,而是她写得如此之好。欧茨的作品题材广泛,“在美学上也包含了各种各样的作风。”(董鼎山语)她的小说兼有现实主义、自然主义、超现实主义、现代主义风格。因此对她的小说予以重视并进行探讨显得很有必要。 People commented that the charm of Oates was not her time and energy to explore so much writing, nor is she enchanting easily from one style to another style, but she wrote so well. Oates’s works have a wide range of topics, and “aesthetically embodies a variety of styles.” (Dong Ding Shan) Her novels are both realistic, naturalistic, surrealistic, and modernist. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to and discuss her novels.