Dreiser′s Pessimism Conveyed in Sister Carrie.docVIP

第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 14 页 从《嘉莉妹妹》看德莱塞的悲观主义 Dreiser’s Pessimism Conveyed in Sister Carrie Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………..……….1 Key words………………………………………………………………..….……….1 Ⅰ Cultural and Historical Contexts for Sister Carrie……………………….…2 Ⅱ Experiences of Dreiser and His Families……………………………….……3 Ⅲ The Development of Pessimism of the CharacterCarrie in the Novel …..4 Ⅳ Another HeroHurstwood’s Tragedy……………………………………..6 Ⅴ Concrete Explanation of Pessimism……………………………………………7 Ⅵ The Commentary of Dreiser’s Pessimism Conveyed in Sister Carrie…..……8 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………11 Reference…………………………………………………………………………….12 Dreisers Pessimism Conveyed in Sister Carrie 摘 要：美国小说家德莱塞以悲剧为题材，记录了20世纪初叶美国在社会变革中,上层社会的荒淫无耻和下层社会平民的痛苦呻吟,以其独特的悲剧氛围,体现出作家的悲剧审美价值观，在这种可怕的悲剧氛围中,读者从张力和“距离”的接受心理出发,使人们的心灵得到净化,社会责任感得到提高。德莱塞笔下所塑造的嘉莉妹妹从一个快乐，纯真的农村姑娘变成一个名声显赫的演员，在名利双收后，却遭到从未有过的空虚。而赫而吾德见到嘉莉以后，强烈的愿望使他深陷而不能自控，他不仅仅失去妻子和儿女，还有家庭，最终不得不以结束自己不幸的生命的悲剧而收场。 关键词：德莱塞;小说; 悲剧性;《嘉莉妹妹》 Abstract：Thedore Dreiser，by means of tragedy, records the dark side of the upper class and the miseries of the ordinary citizens in a changing society at the beginning of the 20th century showing the novelists aesthetic value in tragedy. Distance, the receiving psychology, play an important part in appreciating Dreisers novels, by which the readers can get their soul purified and their social responsibility enhanced. Thedore Dreiser dramatizes the image of Sister Carrieshe is famous actress from a childlike and happy village girl. Sister Carrie falls into emptiness after her accomplishment. Hurstwoodwe can only say that his tragical fate is an inevitable outcome of the capitalist systerm. After he met Carrie, being stung with desire, he was deep in lust and couldnt control himself any more. He had lost not only his wife and children, but also his home, while he had to suicide to end his unfortunate life. Key words：Thedore Dreiser；Novel; Pessimism; Sister Carrie Dreisers Pessimism Conveyed in Sister Carrie ⅠCu