Rebecca West, a contemporary and an acquaintance of hers who wrote a good many novels, wrote one in particular called The Return of the Soldier, the protagonist of which is also a traumatized war victim.

作者的一个朋友同时也是当代作家的丽贝卡，韦斯特,她写过很多不错的小说，其中比较有名的一本是《军士返乡》,主人公就是一个战争创伤患者。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

In the 1960s, to have a protagonist go into the world and discover this incredibly complex set of patterns, and to have that protagonist be a housewife, was very much playing against type.

在60年代让一个主角深入世界,去探索它难以置信的复杂，而且将其设置为一个家庭主妇，是与常规背道而驰的。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

I want you to think about what kind of protagonist Pynchon sends out into this world.

我想让你们想想，Pynchon向这个世界,塑造了怎样的一个主角？

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选