侨居美国的加拿大作家阿瑟·黑利 ,以写“社会问题小说”而著称 ,其作品不仅成为美国畅销书 ,并被改编成电影 ,在欧美各国风靡一时。研究其小说中所描绘的一幅幅美国社会生活图景 ,能够使我们接触到美国社会的真相 ,了解美国社会风气 ,认识美国价值观念 ,从而看到有关问题的所在 Arthur Haley, a Canadian writer living in the United States, is best known for writing “novels on social issues.” His work has become not only a bestseller in the United States, but also a movie that has been adapted into a movie. Studying the pictures of American social life depicted in her novels can expose us to the truth of American society, understand American social ethos and recognize American values ​​so as to see where the problems lie