理查德·莱特最卓越的黑人文学作家之一,是当代美国文学史上一位家喻户晓的人物。在《土生子》中,莱特用娴熟的艺术技巧和引人深思的主题关注,塑造了一位奇异的人物——比格·托马斯。他是黑人身份的象征和城市自然主义环境中的土生子。借助比格人物性格的塑造,莱特成功地唤醒了黑人少数民族的社会意识,并呼吁读者关注美国现实社会中那些社会学意义上的问题。 One of Richard Wright’s most prominent black writers is a well-known figure in the history of contemporary American literature. In Aboriginal, Wright has drawn the attention of a skilled artsy and thought-provoking subject, creating a singular character, Big Thomas. He is a symbol of black identity and a natural child in the urban naturalistic environment. With the characterization of Bege, Wright successfully awakened the social consciousness of black ethnic minorities and urged readers to pay attention to those sociological problems in real society in the United States.