《杀戮时刻》描绘的是美国司空见惯的种族矛盾。美国是种族歧视的深渊。因此 ,愤怒控诉奴隶制的残暴 ,深切同情黑奴的悲凄命运 ,真诚礼赞黑人的觉醒反抗 ,维护“巧克力血液”的尊严 ,就成为以废奴小说为序幕的美国现实主义文学最富生命力的主题 The “moment of killings” depicts the ethnic conflicts common in the United States. The United States is the abyss of racial discrimination. Therefore, when anger complains about the cruelty of slavery and deeply sympathizes with the mournful fate of slaves, sincerely praises the awakening and revolt of the black people and preserves the dignity of “chocolate blood”, it becomes the most viable theme of American realistic literature starting with abolitionist novels