On the basis of careful reading of in the nek by al wu , this essay analyzes its apparent and hidden meaning , the text splitting brought about by apparent and hidden meaning , and why the sense of text splitting is reduced in a certain degree , and then the author thinks in the nek is a story about the survival significance of a modern intellectual , and a story of searching for intrinsic spiritual home 摘要在较为细致解读艾芜小说《山峡中》的基础上,文章分析了该文本的显在与潜在意义、由显在和潜在意义形成的文本分裂、以及文本分裂感如何在很大程度被消解的原因,进而认为《山峡中》是一个关于现代知识分子生存意义的故事,一个寻找内在精神家园的故事。