本文认为,传统小说视再现外部世界为创作的任务,而现代小说则竭力探索人的主观世界;传统小说的主题基本上是明晰的,现代小说的主题则相当隐蔽;传统小说以塑造人物形象为中心,现代小说则多不以人物为艺术形象的主体;传统小说的结构多为线性结构,现代小说则追求立体叉结构。此外,传统小说与现代小说,在艺术技巧的运用上也有不同。 This paper argues that traditional novels reappear the external world as the task of creation, whereas modern novels try to explore people’s subjective world. The topics of traditional novels are basically clear, but the topics of modern novels are quite hidden. The traditional novels, In the center, most modern novels do not regard the character as the main body of the artistic image. The structure of the traditional novels is mostly linear, while the modern novels pursue the three-dimensional structure. In addition, traditional novels and modern novels also differ in their artistic skills.