性别研究一向是探讨田纳西·威廉斯创作的重要路径。已有的研究大多论述威廉斯的女性观,或对剧中女性的悲剧命运进行女权主义解读,而从人类两性完善与和谐共处的视角探讨威廉斯的成果较少。本文运用“双性同体”(androgynous)理论解读威廉斯,通过对剧中性别气质以及两性差异问题的分析,挖掘威廉斯对性别二元对立的消解以及双性同体理想人格的追求。双性同体“作为一种社会理想,象征 Gender studies have always been an important route to explore the creation of Tennessee Williams. The existing researches mainly deal with Williams’s feminism or feminist interpretation of the tragedy of women in the play. However, there are few achievements in exploring Williams from the perspective of perfecting and harmonious coexistence of both sexes. In this article, we use ”androgynous“ theory to interpret Williams. Through the analysis of gender temperament and gender differences in the play, we explore Williams’ pursuit of digestion of gender duality and ideal personality of both sexes. Androgyny ”as a social ideal, a symbol