《天堂余欢》是加拿大小说家卡拉汉的一部现实主义力作 ,作品用悔过自新的前科犯基普·卡雷平白无辜地被毁灭的悲剧来唤起人们对社会不公的抗议。本文分析了卡雷在重塑自我、实现自我价值的过程中被毁灭的根源 ,指出了代表社会力量的各界人士并不真正相信罪犯能被改造好 ,并未给予卡雷重新做人的机会 ,而是形成一张将他层层围困的网 ,致使他痛苦挣扎直至毁灭。卡雷的悲剧 ,既是现代小人物的悲剧 ,又是社会大悲剧 “Paradise Yu Huan” is a realistic masterpiece by Canadian novelist Callaghan. His works arouse people’s protest against social injustice with the tragedy of innocent destruction of the innocent ex-chief Keppel Carey. This article analyzes the root causes of Carlyle being destroyed in the process of self-reformation and self-realization, and points out that people from all walks of life who represent social forces do not really believe that criminals can be reformed well, It is the formation of a network of sieges around him, causing him to struggle and destroy. Carlyle’s tragedy is not only the tragedy of modern little people, but also a great social tragedy