约翰·基伦斯的《杨布拉德》是一部有着强烈性别意识的小说,也是男性气概书写的经典之作。在该作中,以杨布拉德父子为代表的黑人男性在建构其男性身份的过程中,没有盲目遵从美国主流社会所崇尚的现代男性气质规范,而是在相当程度上实现了向传统男性气概的回归,把勇敢与自律等内在精神品质看作其男性气概的人格诉求,把平等与和谐的两性关系看作其男性气概的伦理基础,把黑人种族内部的团结与抗击种族压迫的组织性看作其男性气概的政治保障,体现出相当的人道主义精神和政治智慧。 John Youngcunns’ “Yang Bullard” is a novels with a strong gender awareness, but also classic masculinity writing. In this work, black men, represented by Young Brad and his son, did not blindly follow the modern masculine norms advocated by the mainstream American society in the process of constructing their masculine status, but to a considerable extent, The spirit of regression, the intrinsic spiritual qualities such as bravery and self-discipline as their masculine personality appeal, the equality and harmonious relations as the ethical basis of their masculinity, the unity of the black race and the organization of the fight against racial oppression As a political guarantee of masculinity, it shows considerable humanitarianism and political wisdom.