一种文学技巧或手法只有在被用来成功地叙述故事时才有价值。《天真时代》的成功应该归因于伊迪丝.华顿巧妙地运用了独特的“重复”叙述策略来阐述她的主题。这种手法体现了作家的精湛小说艺术,同时为这部小说取得了巨大的文学成就。文章尝试用米勒的重复理论的核心概念“异质性假说”来解读这部普利策获奖作品。 A literary skill or technique is of value only if it is used to successfully narrate a story. The success of “naive” should be attributed to Edith Watten’s ingenious use of a unique “repeat” narrative strategy to elaborate on her theme. This technique reflects the writer’s art of superb novels and at the same time has made great literary achievements for the novel. The article attempts to interpret this Pulitzer prize-winning work using the core concept of “the heterogeneous hypothesis” of Miller’s theory of repetition.