彼得·泰勒的短篇小说《老处女的故事》,以第一人称的叙事视角细腻地刻画了在封闭家庭环境中心灵受到禁锢和扭曲的少女的成长历程。本文深入分析和探讨了小说中的象征创作特色,揭示了小说深刻的思想内涵和社会意义。 Peter Taylor’s short story, The Story of the Old Virgin, exquisitely portrays the growth of a young girl imprisoned and distorted in a closed family environment from a first-person narrative perspective. This paper analyzes and discusses in depth the symbolic creation features in the novel, and reveals the profound ideological connotation and social significance of the novel.