在当代美国作家中,厄普代克以出色描写中产阶级生活而闻名。《断电》是厄普代克后期创作的短篇小说之一。在作品中,厄普代克持续关注美国中产阶级的生活遭遇,自由与束缚、性欲与道德在人物身上发生激烈碰撞。通过描述人物内心的矛盾冲突,作品反映了美国社会中产阶级的生存现状,揭示了美国社会的精神和信仰危机,凸显了异化主题。 Of the contemporary American writers, Updike is famous for his excellent description of middle-class life. “Power-off” is one of the short stories created by Updike later. In his works, Updike continued to pay close attention to the life experience, freedom and bondage of the middle class in the United States. There was a violent collision between sexuality and morality in the characters. By describing the contradictions and conflicts in the minds of the characters, the works reflect the existence status of the middle class in American society, reveal the crisis of spirit and belief in American society, and highlight the theme of alienation.