以田纳西·威廉斯兰福德·威尔逊作品背景为出发点,以"十字路口"为喻,通过对比两人作品中的"南北与东西"、"掠夺与守护自然"、"外乡人与本地人"等几对二元要素,揭示出这些要素对剧作家在刻画人物、突出主题以及体现美国价值观等方面产生深刻的影响.%This paper, beginning with the background in the works of Tennessee Williams and LanfordWilson, by means of the analogy of Crossroads, makes an analysis of several pairing elements in theplaywrights' Missouri-setting plays, such as North/South and East/West, outsiders / insiders andpillaging/preserving the land, and explores how strong impact these dichotic factors have made upon theplaywrights in portraying the characters, highlighting themes and conveying American culture valuesetc.
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