西奥多德莱赛美国悲剧-(精选·公开·课件).pptVIP

About his Life Born in Indiana,1871 Indiana University, Reporter on the Chicago Globe,1894 Married Sara White in 1898. Separated in 1909 and got married with his cousin Helen Richardson again in 1944. Died in Hollywood,1945 His Great Works Sister Carrie (1900) 《嘉莉妹妹》 Jennie Gerhardt (1911) 《珍妮姑娘》 Trilogy of Desire 《欲望三部曲》 The Financier (1912) 《金融家 》 The Titan (1914) 《巨人》 The Stoic (1945) 《斯多葛》 The ‘Genius’ (1915) 《天才》 An American Tragedy (1925)《美国的悲剧》 His Writing Style Language: very awkward, crude [unrefined] on the bordering of line of grammar. Serious in tone: never satirical or comic His narrative is very natural, based on quantities of materials and detailed descriptions. Main Themes American Dream Change and Transformation Choices and Consequences Wealth and Poverty Identity Sex About his Childhood Theodore had un unhappy childhood. He was the ninth of the ten surviving chilren of his family. His father was a severe and intensely religious, often unemployed and tearted his children badly. At his age of eight, forced by the poor life, his mother took him out of his family with other three young chilren. They strayed from one town to another, living a very tough life. So Dreisers childhood was full of poverty and ignorance and it had a great affect on his writting.We can see the bitterness of his childhood experience in the first few chapters of the An American tragedy. plot summary But Clydes life is changed when the driver of a stolen car in which he is traveling runs over and kills a young child. Clyde flees and meets his wealthy uncle , the owner of a shirt-collar factory .Feeling guilt for neglecting his poor relations, offers to help him, while not accepting him into the Griffiths upper-class social circle. In his uncle’s factory, he is attracted to Roberta, a poor and innocent farm girl working here, who falls in love with him. he ultimate