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本科生毕业论文Naturalism and Dreiser’s Sister Carrie 自然主义和德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》 院 系：外国语系 专 业： 英 语 学生姓名: 学 号： 指导教师： 2008年6月  Contents Contents I Acknowledgements II Abstract III 摘 要 IV 1 Introduction 1 2 The Rise of Naturalism…………………………………………………………….2 2.1 The Appearance of Naturalism ………………………………………………… …….…2 2.2 The Influence of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution……………………………………… ...3 3 Naturalism in Sister Carrie ………………………………………………………..5 3.1 A Brief Introduction to Sister Carrie………………………………………………...……5 3.2 The position of Sister Carrie in American Literature……………………………………..7 3.3 The Influence of Naturalism on Sister Carrie’s Fate……………………………….….….9 3.4 Hurstwood’s Death—A Full Display of Naturalism………………………………….….13 4 Survival of the Fittest in Our Society---On 2006 Supergirls Hao Feier.16 5 Conclusion……………………… ………………………………………………...18 References… ………… …………………………………………………………… 19 .Acknowledgements I would like to thank all those who have given me their generous helps, commitment and enthusiasm, which have been the major driven force to complete the paper. First, I would like to thank my supervisor Mr. Zhou for his constant encouragement and guidance. He has walked me through all the stages of the writing of thesis. Without his constant and illuminating instruction, this thesis could not have reached its present form. Second, my thanks would go to my beloved family for their loving considerations and great confidence in me all through these years. I also owe my sincere gratitude to my friends and my fellow classmates who gave me their help and time in listening to me and helping me work out my problems during the difficult course of the thesis.  Abstract Under the influence of Darwin’s theory of evolution, American literary naturalism emerged as an outgrowth of American realism. In literature, naturalists attempted to achieve extreme truth and frankness, by presenting characters of low social and economic classes. The naturalists believed tha