20世纪早期,美国作家舍伍德·安德森的文学创作标志着美国文学现代文体风格的出现。安德森的很多作品,特别是短篇小说在文学评论界颇受重视。与同时代的其他美国作家相比,安德森的创作题材与手法有着自己独特的一面。他的作品具有浓郁的现代派色彩,成为“他那一代讲故事者对后一代的风格和事业都造成影响的唯一一位”[1]。象征艺术是安德森文学作品中经常用到的创作手法。对象征艺术的精妙运用,使安德森的作品具有了丰富 The early 20th century, the American writer Sherwood Anderson literary creation marks the emergence of the modern style of American literature. Many of Andersen’s works, especially short stories, are valued in literary critics. Compared with other American writers of the same age, Andersen’s creative themes and techniques have their own unique characteristics. His work is full of modernism and is “the only one his generation of storytellers has had in the way of the style and career of the next generation.” Symbolism is an often-used creative technique in Anderson’s literary works. The exquisite use of the art of the symbol makes Anderson’s works rich