The other issue, far more fundamental, is the apparent dilemma between ethnic rootedness and national identity.

另一个更根本的问题是明显的矛盾种族根源和国籍身份之间。

If Holcomb was representative of that small-town rootedness that defined 1959 America, then the Clutters were representative of Holcomb.

脚踏实地的小镇风格代表了1959年的美国。如果说霍尔·科姆是那个小镇的代表，那么克拉特一家也是霍尔·科姆的代表。