与其他文人的消极避世相反,厄普代克认为,政治事件往往与普通劳动者利益息息相关。正是因为政治渗透于每个角落、影响着每一个人,一个作家的职责就是将这个由自由与平等主宰、充满了了惊奇与矛盾的世界如实地展现在读者面前。 Contrary to the negative echoes of other scholars, Updike argues that political events are often linked to the interests of ordinary workers. It is precisely because of political infiltration in every corner, affecting everyone, a writer’s job is to faithfully dominated by the freedom and equality, full of surprises and contradictions in the world to show truth to the reader.