菲利普·罗斯是当今美国文坛乃至世界文坛中最重要的作家之一,其多次提名诺贝尔文学奖。《人性的污秽》是罗斯“美国三部曲”中的一部,一经出版便受到了读者和学者们的喜爱。代际创伤是创伤理论的一个重要分支,它所关注的是创伤在几代人之间的影响。本文基于代际创伤理论,解读《人性的污秽》中主人公科尔曼·希尔克的身份危机,为读者更好地理解罗斯的作品提供借鉴。 Phillip Rose is one of the most important writers in the literary world in the American literary world and even in the world today, and has repeatedly nominated the Nobel Prize for literature. “Human Contamination” is a part of Rose’s “American Trilogy”, which has been well received by readers and academics once published. Intergenerational trauma is an important branch of traumatic theory, and its focus is on the impact of traumas between generations. Based on the theory of intergenerational trauma, this article interprets the identity crisis of protagonist Coleman Hilke in Human Contamination, and provides readers with a better understanding of his work.