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PAGE 英美文学课程论文 论文题目：A Girl’s American DreamHardship, Success and Tragedy 一个女孩的美国梦艰辛，成功与悲剧 完成日期：2011年 5月 23日 A Girl’s American DreamHardship, Success and Tragedy Abstract Sister Carrie is HYPERLINK /Theodore_Dreiser \o Theodore Dreiser Theodore Dreiser’s first novel and has been regarded as his most prominent masterpiece. It is this book opens the gate of rural novel in American. It tells the story of a countryside girl, Carrie goes to Chicago to seek for her American dream. Defeated by the reality and to survive, she becomes mistress of two men. Finally she takes an opportunity to be an actress and becomes famous. In the This paper is going to analysis one of the themes—American dream. For Carrie, the way to success is full of hardship, her success is at the cost of herself, she lost herself because of pursuing material life. Key words: Carrie, Hardship, Success, Tragedy, Material 一个女孩的美国梦艰辛，成功与悲剧 内容摘要 《嘉莉妹妹》是美国作家西奥多·德莱塞的处女作，是他所有作品中最著名的一部，也是这本书叩开了美国农村小说题材的大门。这部小说讲述一个农村女孩嘉莉去芝加哥找寻美国梦的故事。因为被现实挫败，为了生存嘉利不得不先后沦为两个男人的情妇，最后她抓住机会成为一名著名的演员。这篇论文主要分析此书众多主题中的一个美国梦。对于嘉莉来讲，通往成功的道路充满着艰辛，她的成功是以牺牲自我为代价的，在追求物质生活的过程中她迷失了自我。 关键词: 嘉莉 艰辛 成功 悲剧 精神空白 Contents 1. Introduction ……………………1 1.1 Information of the author –Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser 2 1.2 Summary of Sister Carrie2 1.3 Criticisms of Sister Carrie………………………………………………2 2. The theme……………………2 2.1 What is America dream…3 2.2 Hardship in Carrier’s life……………………………………………………...3 2.3 Carrier’s success ………………………………………………………………4 2.4 Carrier’s tragedy……………………………………………………………….4 2.4.1 The sacrifice of love………………………………………………………4 2.4.2 Carrie’s spiritual blankness………………………………………………..5 3. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………..5 6 - 1. Introduction 1.1 Information of the author Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871?– December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the HYPERLINK /wiki/Naturalism_(literature) \o Naturalism (l