It's a persistent problem partly because it always raises these issues of fictionality versus truthfulness, of honesty versus embellishment.

这是个持久的问题,原因是它一直在质疑虚构性和真实性的关系，还有诚实与修饰的关系。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Now, if we have any doubts that On the Road is mythic in itself, I just want to show you quickly two things. In 2007, On the Road had its fiftieth anniversary of publication.

现在如果还有对这本小说虚构性有所疑问，我想要迅速地让向你们展示两件事情，2007年是《在路上》出版的十五周年。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选