美国犹太作家、现代小说大师菲利普·罗斯的代表作《美国牧歌》曾获得1998年普利策奖。这部小说叙述了犹太人利沃夫一家四代在美国的经历和境遇,虽然在融入美国社会的漫长过程中他们的犹太性并未泯灭,但是其美国特性在许多方面表现出来。本文探讨《美国牧歌》中的美国质。 American Jewish writer and modern novelist Phillip Rose’s masterpiece “American Pastoral” won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. The novel describes the experiences and circumstances of the four Lords of the Jews in Lviv in the United States. Although their Jewishness has not vanished during the long process of integration into American society, its American characteristics have manifested itself in many aspects. This article explores the American nature of “American Pastorals.”