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THE VEIL OF NATURALISM: PRAGMATIC AND MATERIALISTIC ESSENCE OF DREISER’S VALUES By Huang Zefu Under the supervision of Associate Prof. Qi Tao A thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts to the School of Foreign Studies Anhui University April 2008 Acknowledgements I hereby express my heartfelt thanks to my thesis supervisor, Associate Professor Qi Tao, for his consistent patience, guidance, and encouragement. Without his wisdom and enlightenment, I cannot have today‘s humble achievement. His wide-ranging knowledge and critical acumen have led to many improvements in the substance and phrasing of the present thesis. My gratitude also goes out to Professor Hua Quankun, Professor Hong Zengliu, Professor Chen Zhengfa, Professor Chen Bing, Professor Zhu Yue, Professor Zhou Fangzhu and Professor Hu Jian for their illuminating lectures and earnest instructions. I would also like to thank all those people who have spared their time and efforts to offer me very valuable advice on improving the thesis. Finally, I want to extend my gratitude to my classmates for their kind help not only in my studies but also in my everyday life. Their friendship and encouragement will always be cherished in my heart. i Abstract Theodore Dreiser was an outstanding American writer in the early 20th-century American literature as we