These structures are thematic, and they spring, not surprisingly, from the central fact that the Black characters in these novels exist in a predominantly White culture, whether they try to conform to that culture of rebel against it.

• 这些结构与主题相关，它们并不令人吃惊地源于这样一个中心事实，即这些小说中的人物都生存在一个以白人为主导的文化环境中，无论他们试图去与这种文化趋于一致，抑或奋起叛逆。