爱德华·阿尔比以家庭为题材的戏剧所呈现的是二十世纪中产阶级白人社群的主流生活特征,而“郊区生活理想”则成为阿尔比家庭剧的潜文本。《一切尽在花园中》是阿尔比家庭剧的代表,剧中的主人公为实现和维持中产阶级主流生活方式付出了肉体和道德上的沉重代价。该剧揭示了“美国式的生活方式”背后下所掩盖的肮脏交易和道德沦丧,批判了“郊区生活理想”对中产阶级家庭的诱惑性、欺骗性和腐蚀性。 Edward Albi’s family-themed drama presents the mainstream life characteristics of the middle-class white community in the twentieth century, while Suburban Living Ideal is the subtext of the Albi family drama. “Everything in the Garden” is the representative of the Albi family drama, and the protagonists in the play pay a heavy physical and moral price for the realization and maintenance of the mainstream lifestyle of the middle class. The play reveals the dirty dealings and moral failures covered under the “American-style lifestyle” and criticizes the temptation, deceit, and corrosivity of middle-class families.