从《嘉莉妹妹》到《珍妮姑娘》论德莱塞女性观的变迁__毕业论文

本科生毕业论文（2011）届论文（设计）题目THEODOREDREISERSCHANGINGVIEWONWOMENFROMSISTERCARRIETOJENNIEGERHARDT从嘉莉妹妹到珍妮姑娘论德莱塞女性观的变迁学院外国语学院专业英语教育学号姓名指导老师姓名及职称（讲师）（未定职）CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIABSTRACTINENGLISHIIABSTRACTINCHINESEIIIIINTRODUCTION111ABOUTDREISERSLIFE112HISLITERARYACHIEVEMENTS2IILITERATUREREVIEW521CRITICALRECEPTIONONSISTERCARRIEANDJENNIEGERHARDTABROAD522CRITICALRECEPTIONONSISTERCARRIEANDJENNIEGERHARDTATHOME6IIIDREISERSVIEWONWOMENINSISTERCARRIEANDJENNIEGERHARDT731DREISERSVIEWONWOMENREFLECTEDINSISTERCARRIE832DREISERSVIEWONWOMENREFLECTEDINJENNIEGERHARDT11IVVICISSITUDEOFDREISERSVIEWONWOMENINSISTERCARRIEANDJENNIEGERHARDT1441VICISSITUDEOFDREISERSVIEWONWOMENINSISTERCARRIE1442VICISSITUDEOFDREISERSVIEWONWOMENINJENNIEGERHARDT19VCONCLUSION22WORKSCITED24ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSAFTERENJOYINGTHEHARDWORKOFDOINGRESEARCHONTHEODOREDREISERSWORKSSISTERCARRIEANDJENNIEGERHARDT,IAMHAPPYTOHAVETHEOPPORTUNITYTOACKNOWLEDGEFORMALLYMYSUPERVISOR,MSCAIYUNANDMSYINJI,WHOSPENTHERPRECIOUSTIMEDISCUSSINGWITHMEABOUTEVERYDETAILOFMYWORKWITHOUTTHEIRCONSTANTENCOURAGEMENTANDPATIENTADVICE,MYTHESISCANNEVERBECOMPLETEIAMGRATEFULTOTHEMNOTONLYFORTHEIRENTHUSIASMBUTALSOFORTHEIREXPERTSUGGESTIONSANDGUIDANCETHEIRPROFOUNDKNOWLEDGE,GRACEFULMANNERSFILLMEWITHADMIRATIONSECONDLY,MYTHANKSALSOGOTOPROFESSORLIUYUHONGANDMISSDENGLIJIANIREALLYAPPRECIATETHEIRVALUABLEADVICEINCOMPLETIONOFTHISTHESIS致谢词在研究完有关西奥多德莱塞的两部作品嘉莉妹妹和珍妮姑娘后，我很高兴能够有机会正式的向我的论文指导老师蔡云老师和尹姬老师表示衷心的感谢。感谢她们抽出时间与我讨论我的论文中的每一个细节。没有她们不断的鼓励和耐心的指导，我的论文不可能顺利完成。非常感激她们的热情和专业性的建议和指导使我万分钦佩。其次，还要特别感谢刘玉红教授、邓丽坚老师，她们在本论文写作中也提出了宝贵的意见。ITHEODOREDREISERSCHANGINGVIEWONWOMENFROMSISTERCARRIETOJENNIEGERHARDTCOLLEGEOFFOREIGNSTUDIES,GUANGXINORMALUNIVERSITY200710500075LUONASUPERVISORSCAIYUNWHILEJENNIELOSTHERRELATIVES,DAUGHTERANDLOVERS,SHEISCONTENTEDSPIRITUALLYDREISERCHANGESHISVIEWONWOMENFROMAFFIRMATIONOFFEMALESTRUGGLETOAFFIRMATIONOFFEMALESELFSACRIFICEITWASASIGNOFHISREGRESSIVEFEMININECONSCIOUSNESSKEYWORDSCARRIEJENNIETRADITIONALVALUESVIEWONWOMENII从嘉莉妹妹到珍妮姑娘论德莱塞女性观的变迁广西师范大学G3818G3281G16833学G19510G14533G16833教G13958专业200710500075G13611G4080指导老师G726蔡云尹姬G1881G4493G6700要西奥多德莱塞G708THEODOREDREISER，18711945G709在G13666G3281G10628G1207G4579G16840G2469G4649G2394G12255中G2356很G18337要的G3332G1313。嘉莉妹妹和珍妮姑娘G7171德莱塞的两部G1207表作。G3911G1039G16294嘉莉和珍妮G7171两个很G5831G17902G17819G14270G5061G2174G2159G7481G6925G2476G10995G8975G3268G3671的G13443G8917G2904G14403的G3911G4413，可G7171她们成G1038别G1166情G3931G7481G6925G2476G10995G8975的G15904G1038G2376不能G15999G12050会G6164G6521G2475。G17837G12193G15904G1038G17841G13984了G5415时G12050会的G1268G13491G17959德G16278。本文G1039要G17902G17819分G7524嘉莉和珍妮的G5766G2107G7481G4649示德莱塞的不G2528G1122G1268G13491G17959德G16278的G3911性G16278。G1194G16760G1038G1699嘉莉和珍妮G17837G7691的G3911G1166有G7447利G2447G9397G17287G14270G5061的G10301G17148G17873G8726和G12946G12082G17873G8726，她们不G5224G16825G17902G17819G1393G19764G11019G1166G7481G7653G12447G14270G5061的G14270G4574。G9994G13792，G17902G17819两个G6937G1119的G13479G4628G4557G8616，嘉莉G17902G17819G14270G5061的G2174G2159和机G17947成G1038了一G2529成G2163的G3911G9448G2604，G1306G7171她的G1881心感G2052G2325分G12366G15406G727珍妮G7380后G3845G2447了G14270G5061的G1158G1166，G3911G1811和G10245G1166，可G7171她G2376G5483G2052了G12946G12082G990的G9397G17287。关G19202词嘉莉妹妹G727珍妮姑娘G727G3911性G16278G727G1268G13491G3911性G16278III1IINTRODUCTION11ABOUTDREISERSLIFETHEODOREDREISEROCCUPIESANIMPORTANTPOSITIONINMODERNAMERICANLITERATUREALANTAITREGARDEDDREISER,HEMINGWAYANDFAULKNERASTHEMOSTIMPORTANTNOVELISTINAMERICANREALISMLITERATUREBECAUSEOFTHEPUBLICATIONOFSISTERCARRIEIN1900,DREISERCOMMITTEDHISLITERARYFORCETOOPENINGTHENEWGROUNDOFAMERICANREALISMWITHTHEUSEOFSIMPLEANDDIRECTLANGUAGE,DREISERISAPIONEERINTELLINGASERIESOFSTORIESABOUT“THEMECHANISTICBRUTALITYOFAMERICANSOCIETY”CHANGYAOXIN,2001298THEODOREDREISERSWORKHASITSDISTINCTCHARACTERISTICSAFAMOUSAMERICANLITERARYCRITICSAID,“MANYAMERICANWRITERSHAVEACOMMONCHARACTERISTICFORATIME,THATIS,THEIRWORKSAREREADLIKENATURALANDSMOOTHWRITINGWITHOUTTENDERNESS,BUTTHEODOREDREISERSWORKSAREREADLIKEUNBEARABLEPAIN”ALFREDKAZIN,19553“HEISTHEFIRSTNOVELISTTOCAPTURETHEMODERNAMERICAN,”ASMARCUSCUNLIFFESTATEDMARCUSCUNLIFFE,1975205THEODOREDREISERWASBORNININDIANAONAUGUST27,1871,INTOAGERMANIMMIGRANTFAMILYLIVINGINAPOORANDINTENSELYRELIGIOUSFAMILY,HISFATHERDEMANDEDTHEKIDSBEHAVEINCONFORMITYWITHCATHOLICATTHELATE19THCENTURYTOEARLY20THCENTURY,NEWYORK,PHILADELPHIA,BOSTONANDCHICAGOHADBECOMEANINTERNATIONALMETROPOLISINAMERICATHOUSANDSOFPEOPLECAMEINFLOCKSINORDERTOFINDAJOBATFIFTEENDREISERFLEDFROMHOMEANDWENTTOCHICAGO,DREISERDREAMEDOFWEALTHANDSOCIALSUCCESSINTHEGREATMETROPOLISWHENHEWASEIGHTEEN,ASYMPATHETICTEACHERHELPEDHIMENTERTHEUNIVERSITYOFINDIANA,BUTHEQUITTEDAFTERAYEARANDRETURNEDTOCHICAGOLATER,HEBECAMEAJOURNALISTONTHECHICAGOGLOBEANDWORKEDINSTLOUISANDPITTSBURGBEFOREARRIVINGINNEWYORKIN1894APARTFROMSCHOOLEDUCATION,DREISERREADVORACIOUSLYBYHIMSELFHEIMMERSEDHIMSELFINDICKENSANDTHACKERAY,READWIDELYSHAKESPEARE,ANDTASTEDBUNYAN,FIELDING,POPE,THOREAU,EMERSON,ANDMARKTWAIN,BUTHISTRUELITERARYINFLUENCESWEREFROMBALZAC,CHARLESDARWINANDHERBERTSPENCERTHEIDEASFROM2THOSEBOOKSHEEMBRACEDSOCIALDARWINISMDREISERLEARNEDTOREGARDMAN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