《我弥留之际》和《宠儿》是美国当代文学史上两位伟大的作家福克纳和莫里森的代表作。本论文从复调小说、儿童视角叙事、先知人物叙事、死亡和救赎主题等四个方面比较两部小说的相似之处,揭示了人类凄苦沉重的生活场景,体现了作家们对南方人生存状态的悲悯和担忧,激发读者对人性弱点和荒谬的严肃思考。 “My Dying” and “Beloved” are representatives of two great writers, Faulkner and Morrison, in the history of contemporary American literature. The thesis compares the similarities of the two novels from the aspects of polyphonic novels, children’s perspectives of narration, the story of the prophet, the theme of death and redemption, reveals the miserable life scenes of human beings, State of compassion and anxiety, inspire readers serious weaknesses and absurd serious thinking.