当代澳大利亚著名短篇小说家约翰·莫里森一般被视为现实主义作家和澳大利亚文学中劳森传统的继承人。但是 ,由于时代的发展以及主、客观环境的变化 ,莫里森的作品在主题和写作手法方面也表现出一些新的特征。这些特征标志着莫里森对劳森传统的超越。 Contemporary Australian short story writer John Morrison is generally regarded as a realistic writer and the successor of Lawson’s tradition in Australian literature. However, due to the development of the times and the change of the primary and objective circumstances, Morrison’s works also show some new characteristics in the theme and writing technique. These characteristics mark Morrison’s surpassing Lawson’s tradition.