19世纪至20世纪是美国社会从农业经济向工业经济转型的重要时期,工业资本家与农民对土地权利的争夺是各国转型期间冲突的具体体现。美国也不例外。诺里斯本人也是西进运动和工业化进程的经历者与见证者,对美国社会文化的工业化转型有着亲身体会。诺里斯借用小说《章鱼》将这段历史时期映衬出来,小说中诺里斯第一次 From the 19th century to the 20th century was an important period during which American society was transformed from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy. The battle between industrial capitalists and peasants over land rights is a concrete manifestation of the conflicts during the transition in all countries. The United States is no exception. Norris himself was also a witness and witness to the movement and industrialization of the Westward Movement and had a personal experience of the industrial transformation of American social culture. Norris borrowed the novel “Octopus” to reflect this period of history out of Norris for the first time in the novel