亨利·詹姆斯在《波士顿人》这部小说之中,重点塑造了奥利弗和卫瑞娜两个女性角色的矛盾和挣扎,并且以她们相互之间的价值观碰撞,充分表现出现代思想下欲望可能造成的伤害。詹姆斯也通过卫瑞娜的选择表明了人有权利选择自己的自由,无论是女性或者男性,都无法桎梏这样一种追求自由的权利。 Henry James focuses on the contradictions and struggles of the two female roles of Oliver and Weirina in the novel “The Bostonians” and their collision with each other’s values ​​to fully demonstrate that desire under the modern ideology may cause s damage. James also through Wei Ruina’s choice shows that people have the right to choose their own freedom, whether female or male, can not shy such a right to freedom.