关键词: 卡佛小说, 男性人物, 性别身份困境, 错位, 焦虑, 迷失

Abstract: Raymond Carver, honored as “father of minimalism”, wins much attention for his unique writing skills. However, the profound themes and meanings contained in his short stories are also worth much concern, including the eternal theme in his fictions—male identity dilemma. Carver implants what he witnesses, percepts and experiences in his novel creation, indulges himself in telling stories of lower class males stuck in the dilemma of gender identity, presents readers a series of male images of role dislocation, and devotes to depict the trapped male characters masculine anxiety and identity loss.

Key words: Carvers fiction, male character, dilemma of gender identity, dislocation, anxiety, loss