《威廉·威尔逊》中的主人公和他的对手的真实身份分别是现实行为和道德良心,以及为善与为恶的本能。善恶的矛盾斗争使主体处于焦虑状态而欲罢不能。其实人性的根本在于道德良心和为善本能的存在;丧失了人之本义的良心,就是泯灭了为善的本能。可见,艾伦·坡在本质上是一个性善论者。 The true identities of the protagonist and his opponent in William Wilson are actual behavior and moral conscience, respectively, and instincts for good and evil. The contradictory struggle between good and evil makes the subject in an anxious state and can not stop it. In fact, the essence of human nature lies in the existence of moral conscience and good instincts; the loss of one’s original conscience is the instinct for extinguishing the good. As you can see, Allan Poe is essentially a gay man.