格雷厄姆·格林作为英国当代小说家,他的代表作《问题的核心》给他带来了巨大的声誉,主人公斯考比也成为大多数评论者钟爱的对象。然而,文本中另一位“隐身”主角——叙利亚商人尤塞夫的形象却常常被忽视。本文拟就尤塞夫在文本中的六次闪现来进行分析,论述他作为“撒旦”对斯考比施展诱惑和敲诈伎俩,最后加快了斯考比的悲剧结局。 Graham Greene, as a contemporary British novelist, brought his great reputation as “the core of the problem” to his masterpiece, and Scooby, the protagonist, became the object of most critics. However, the image of Syrian businessman Yosef, another “hidden” protagonist in the text, is often overlooked. This article analyzes Yussef’s six flashes in the text, discusses his temptation and extortion tactics as a “Satan” to Scooby doo, and finally accelerates Scooby’s tragic ending.