Sister-Carrie 英语教学课件.pptVIP

Theodore Dreiser 西奥多·德莱塞 (1871-1945) Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) The Important Points 1. Dreiser’s major works 2.The main idea of Sister Carrie 3. Comments on Theodore Dreiser’s style Dreiser’s Major Works 1) Sister Carrie ?嘉莉妹妹? 2) Jennie Gerhardt ?珍妮姑娘? Dreiser’s Major Works 3) The Trilogy of Desire ?欲望三步曲? (1) The Financier ?金融家? (2) The Titan ?巨人? (3) The Stoic ?斯尔葛? Dreiser’s Major Works 4) The Genius ?天才? an autobiographical work 5) An American Tragedy ?美国悲剧? (it was banned in Boston in 1927) 6)The Bulwark《堡垒》 Sister Carrie the rural girl Carrie came to Chicago , in order to escape poverty Meet a salesman on the train Drouet carrie Hurstwood money Carrie’s leaving She leaved with Hurstwood to New York in an evening. because he deceived her that Drouet was in hospital and asked her to leave immediately. New York Here, Carrie met a graceful woman, Mrs. Vance, who was so graceful and she could do what she wanted to do, buy what she wanted to buy. Mrs Vance Carie Ame Eventually, Carrie and Hurstwood moved to a shabby house with less and less money. Winter came, they need money to pay rent, coal and so on. I once took part in a drama, maybe I could find a job of acting. She did it and became a famous actress. She left her nominal husband, Husrtwood. Drouet Carrie Hurstwood Main Idea of Sister Carrie The theme of Sister Carrie It best embodies Dreiser’s naturalistic belief that men are controlled and conditioned by heredity(遗传), environment and chance, but a few extraordinary and unsophisticated human beings refuse to accept their fate wordlessly, instead strive unsuccessfully, and to find meaning and purpose for their existence. Carrie, as one of such people, senses that she is merely a cipher(无足轻重的人) in an uncaring world yet seeks to grasp the mysteries of l