伊迪丝·华顿是美国著名小说家,成长于19世纪下半叶的伊迪丝于1905年创作了《欢乐之家》,正式进入美国文坛,10余年后又创作了其最为著名的长篇小说《纯真年代》,并因此荣获普利策奖,在这两部作品中,伊迪丝展现了女性在男权社会中无地位、被束缚的生存状态。本文将在阅读伊迪丝·华顿长篇小说的基础上,结合作者本人的心路历程,以长篇小说《欢乐之家》和《纯真年代》为重点,解读伊迪丝·华顿长篇小说中的束缚主题。 Edith Wharton was a famous American novelist. Edith, who grew up in the second half of the 19th century, created Joy House in 1905 and officially entered the American literary world. After more than 10 years, Edison created his most famous novel The novel “The Age of Innocence” won the Pulitzer Prize for it, and in these two works, Edith demonstrated the state of existence and restrained existence of women in patriarchal society. Based on the reading of Edith Wharton’s novels and the author’s own mentality, this essay will focus on the novel Happy Home and the Age of Innocence, Bound theme.