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论嘉莉妹妹的美国梦 论嘉莉妹妹的美国梦 学院、专业 研究 方向 学生 姓名 学 号 指导教师姓名 指导教师职称 Abstract Sister Carrie is the first novel of Theodore Dreiser, the outstanding novelist in American literature. The novel received wide controversy since its publication, and the main character Carrie is also a controversial person. The thesis tries to analyze Carrie American Dream and the causes of her disillusioned dream. Besides an introduction and a conclusion, the thesis is divided into three parts. In the introduction, the author introduces the plot of Sister Carrie and former studies on Sister Carrie briefly. And the author also tells the purpose of the thesis. In the first chapter, the author introduces Dreiser and his works first, and then describes American social environment in the 1900s. In the second chapter, the author briefly introduces American Dream and analyzes what Carrie ’ s American Dream is. In the third chapter, the author tries to explain how Carrie ’ s American Dream disillusioned, and then gives two causes of Carrie ’ s disillusion with the American Dream: one is her greed, another is her way of pursuing happiness. At last, the author draws the conclusion: Carrie is the representative of most Americans in the early 20th century, her way of pursuing happiness is influenced by the social environment. And we should draw a lesson from her. Key words: Carrie; American Dream; desire; disillusion I 摘要 《嘉莉妹妹》是美国文学中著名的小说家西奥多 ?德莱赛的处女作。小说自发表以来受到广泛争议，小说的主角嘉莉妹妹也是一个争议性人物。本文试图分析嘉莉的美国梦以及她梦想破灭的原因。 除了引言和结尾部分，本文被分为三个章节。在引言部分，作者简要介绍了《嘉莉妹妹》的故事情节以及前人对《嘉莉妹妹》的研究并提出了本文的研究目的。第一章主要介绍了西奥多 ?德莱赛的生平以及作品，然后作者描述了二十世纪初美国的社会环境。第二章简要分析了美国梦，然后又描述了嘉莉妹妹的美国梦的内涵。第三章作者试图解释嘉莉妹妹的美国梦是如何幻灭的，并且给出了两点导致梦想破灭的原因： 其一，嘉莉的贪婪；其二，嘉莉追求幸福的方式。最后，作者得出结论：嘉莉是 20 世纪初期大多数美国人的代表，她追求幸福的方式是受到美国当时社会环境影响的。 关键词：嘉莉；美国梦；欲望；幻灭 II Contents Abstract I Chapter One Introduction 0 Chapter Two Social and Literary Background 3 I. The Writer and His Works 3 II. American Social Environment in the 1900s 5 Chapter Three Sister Carrie ’ s American Dream 7 I