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

摘要： 雷蒙德·卡佛被誉为“极简主义之父”，因其独特的创作风格而备受瞩目，其小说内容中所蕴含的丰富的时代主题与意义同样值得关注，尤其是贯穿卡佛小说始终的男性身份困境问题。卡佛将自身所目睹的、感知的和经历的灌注于小说创作中，着迷于讲述一个个深陷性别身份困境的底层男性的故事，向读者呈现一种角色错位的男性形象，并致力刻画他们在困境中表现出的男性气质焦虑与身份迷失。

关键词: 卡佛小说, 男性人物, 性别身份困境, 错位, 焦虑, 迷失