Sister Carrie 嘉利妹妹 摇椅的象征意义.ppt

Rocking-chair appears 3 times in this chapter, and it is a leading symbol. ( P121. P123 ) It reflects the naturalistic view of the author and symbolizes the circulation of nature. rocking-chair makes people feel quiet and peaceful as a cradle ; Its like tide never stop with the movement of life. People who are sitting on the rocking-chair can gain peace and dynamism. Carrie sits on her rocking-chair, singing and dreaming . She became shrewd ,wise, and began to think about things silently and lonely. At last, she was in her rocking-chair pondering the happiness she had been searching for and the unaccomplished dreams . Her thought is like the rocking-chair, moving continuously; and her unpredictable fate is just like the rocking-chair, fluctuating unsteadily. Thank you! LOGO * Sister Carrie The way of the Beaten---- A Harp in the wind 失败者踏上征程,疾风中萧瑟琴声 Understanding of the title? The title also reflects Dreiser’s naturalistic view. “Survival of the fittest” The novel depicts the rural girl Carrie came to Chicago to find the well-being of cities. She has suffered the bitterness of finding jobs, diseases and unemployment. By her own effort, finally she got her fame owe to accidental chance and elbowed her way into the upper-class. It seems that her passionate dream had came true. However, at the end of the novel, she is still sitting in the rocking-chair and dreaming her own happiness. She never satisfied with current situation, and never stopped pursuing a better life. People are controlled by heredity, instinct and opportunity. Few of them refuse to accept the destiny silently. They are searching for the real meaning and value of their life in vain. Because, although the material wealth satisfies them, it leads to a big blank in their mind. The symbolic meaning of rocking-chair The symbolic meaning of rocking-chair The symbolic meaning of rocking-chair LOGO *