He says, "This book tells a harsh and forbidding story and makes one wonder just exactly what its relation to truth is.

他这样写道：,“这书讲的是一个既冷血,又令人恐惧的故事,将人置于一个总想知道,它与现实关联的状态“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

So even though he's very closely connected to the legacy of avant-garde modernism, he's also connected to a social realist strain, the naturalist strain.

虽然怀特,与前卫现代主义的传承，有千丝万缕的关联，但他仍具有现实主义。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选