(英语论文)论德莱塞的小说《嘉莉妹妹》（英）.docVIP

ON THEODORE DREISER’S SISTER CARRIE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF NATURALISM 从自然主义角度论德莱塞的小说《嘉莉妹妹》 by Qiu Yanhong June, 2007 Xiaogan University Abstract Theodore Dreiser is an outstanding writer in American literary history .Writing in naturalist style; he created a new era of American literature and influenced a good many contemporary writers as well as his followers. Sister Carrie is regarded as the masterpiece of Theodore Dreiser’s writing skills in naturalist style. And this thesis from the perspective of Naturalism in American literature, taking Sister Carrie as an example, attempts to study it from naturalistic point of view and explain how environmental factors and heredity factors influence the hero and heroine’s fate. Besides that, since its well understood that naturalism has several limitations, the paper aims to discuss naturalism in Sister Carrie with critical eyes, criticizing pessimistic determinism and the concept of human beast as reflected in the novel. By studying naturalism in Sister Carrie, one can criticize its limitations and find solution to those universal social problems so as to provide some valuable experience for our socialistic constructions: the youth should be self-respected, self- confident and self-dependent and try to overcome the disadvantageous environmental factors and hereditary factors being the master of one’s own fate. This is the realistic significance of my paper and explains why Sister Carrie which was written over a century ago is still popularly read by contemporary people and constantly appreciated by critics in other new perspectives and endowed with new connotations. Key Words：environmental factors; hereditary factors; naturalism 摘要 西奥多·德莱塞是美国史上的一个杰出作家，他用自然主义文学创作手法开拓了美国文学的一个新时代，影响了一大批同时代的人以及后来的作家，《嘉莉妹妹》被视为德莱塞自然主义写作手法的发刃之作。本文从美国自然主义的视角分析《嘉莉妹妹》，讨论环境因素和遗传因素对主人公的影响。但是众所周知自然主义有很多的局限性，因此本论文旨在带着批判的眼光来讨论展现在《嘉莉妹妹》中的自然主义的局限性，例如：悲观决定论和人性兽化这些观点。通过研究《嘉莉妹妹》中的自然主义，我们可以批判自然主义的局限性，解决一些社会问题，为社会主义社会建设提供参考意见，即年轻人应该自尊、自信、自强，努力克服环境遗传的不利影响，作自