“杀妻”主题在中西方文学作品中都有出现,但很少有人在这一主题上作深刻探讨,并发掘这一主题在不同文化的演变中所折射出的异文化内涵。本文从主题学的角度来比较霍桑的《胎记》与蒲松龄的《陆判》中的“杀妻”行为,并分析“杀妻”这一主题在中西方文学作品中所体现出的差异性。 The theme of “killing his wife” appeared in both Chinese and western literary works, but few people deeply explored the theme and explored the different cultural connotations of this theme reflected in the evolution of different cultures. This article compares Hawthorne’s birthmarks and Pu Songling’s Lu Jie with the theme of “killing his wife” from the perspective of thematic study, and analyzes the theme of “killing his wife” in Chinese and Western literary works Reflects the difference.