澳大利亚文学史上三篇相距约百年之久的同名短篇小说分别代表了澳大利亚文学不同时期的创作特点。其题材的独特性是不同时期作家都予以关注的原因。这三篇同名作品形成的“文本互涉”关系为读者提供了新的理解和欣赏角度。 In the history of Australian literature, three short stories of the same name, dating back about a century, respectively, represent the creative features of Australian literature in different periods. The uniqueness of the theme is the reason that writers of different periods pay attention to. The “textual inter-relations” formed by these three works of the same name provide readers with a new perspective of understanding and appreciation.