19世纪前期,处于早期现代化进程之中的美国正在由农业社会逐渐转向工业社会。同一时期美国东北部发生的市场革命,在给当地的社会经济发展带来重大变革的同时,也对人们的生活方式和思维方式产生了剧烈影响。海伦·朱厄特谋杀案及庭审中出现的“道德审判”现象反映了美国东北部早期现代化进程中的变革与冲突,文化建设缺失加重了这些冲突,也加深了人们对于社会变革的焦虑感。 In the early 19th century, the United States, which was in the process of early modernization, was gradually shifting from an agrarian society to an industrial society. The market revolution in the northeast of the United States during the same period brought about drastic changes in the local social and economic development as well as dramatic changes in people’s way of life and ways of thinking. The “moral trial” phenomenon in the murder and trial of Helen Juett reflects the changes and conflicts in the early modernization in northeastern United States. The lack of cultural construction aggravates these conflicts and deepens the anxiety over social changes sense.