本文运用拉康关于父亲之名的理论,通过分析戴维·马洛夫长篇小说《大世界》中的两个主人公的不同命运,剖析了当代澳大利亚人在争取独立的道路上所处的进退维谷的困境,探究了戴维·马洛夫对于当代澳大利亚的文化独立所提出的主张:澳大利亚白人社会文化只有同土著文化相互交流沟通、和谐共处才能真正实现文化独立的梦想。 By analyzing Lacan’s theory of father’s name and analyzing the different fate of the two protagonists in David Mallof’s novel The Great World, this article analyzes the dilemmas of contemporary Australians in their struggle for independence Dilemma, explores David Mallof’s assertion about the cultural independence of contemporary Australia: the white culture of Australia can only truly realize the dream of cultural independence if it interacts with indigenous cultures.