玛格丽特·劳伦斯的短篇小说《潜水鸟》刻画了在主流文化边缘挣扎的一位印第安土著女性形象,主人公皮格特·坦纳瑞在寻求加拿大主流文化认可中痛苦地挣扎,经历迷茫、寻觅、幻灭,并草草结束自己和孩子的性命。本文拟从社会网络分析的视角来解析主人公皮格特的社会支持系统,以及由于她社会支持系统的匮乏导致她最后绝望地走向生命的尽头。 Margaret Lawrence’s short story, The Diving Bird, portrays an Indian native woman struggling on the verge of mainstream culture. The protagonist Piotte Tenaris is struggling painfully and seeking confusion in seeking Canadian mainstream cultural recognition, Find, disillusionment, and hastily ended their own lives and children’s lives. This article attempts to analyze Piaget’s social support system from the perspective of social network analysis and finally desperation towards the end of her life because of her lack of social support system.