卡森·麦卡勒斯是美国南方文学的重要代表人物之一,《婚礼的成员》是她的一部凸显成长主题的作品。本文试图通过分析主人公弗兰淇在其成长过程中所遭受的孤独苦闷与理想的破灭来进一步解读小说的主题——成长的困惑,以期对当代青少年的成长起到一定的启示作用。 Carson McCullers is one of the most important representatives of American Southern literature. “The members of the wedding” is one of her works which highlights the theme of growth. This article attempts to further interpret the theme of the novel, Confusion of growth, with a view to revealing the growth of contemporary adolescents by analyzing the loneliness and frustration suffered by her protagonist Flanders during her growth.