美国和澳大利亚都曾是英国的海外殖民地，都从殖民时期走向独立，两者在发展进程中有着诸多相似点。两个民族的文化有相似性却又存在很大差异——美国人乐观自信、积极外向；澳大利亚人则粗犷豁达、放浪不羁、讲求实际和物质财富。而这一切都可以从两国发展的历史角度进行分析和探索。这些历史的原因同样也决定着他们早期文学的不同特点。 Both the United States and Australia were former British overseas colonies, all moving from colonial period to independence. They both have many similarities in their development. There are similarities between the cultures of the two nations, but there are big differences - Americans are optimistic and optimistic and have a positive outward orientation. Australians are bold and open-minded, unrestrained, and stress practical and material wealth. All this can be analyzed and explored from the historical perspective of the development of both countries. These historical reasons also determine the different characteristics of their early literature.