Analysis of Sister Carries Image and Her Degeneration.doc

Analysis of Sister Carries Image and Her DegenerationContentsContents.i摘要.iiAbstract.iiiI. Introduction.1II. Theodore Dreiser and His Sister Carrie.22.1 About the Author.2 2.2 About Sister Carrie.3III. Feminism.4 3.1 The Definition of Feminism.4 3.2 The Background and Development of Feminism.5 IV.A Feminist Analysis of Sister Carries Images and Degeneration. .6 4.1 The Image of Sister Carrie.6 4.1.1 Insatiable Desires.6 4.1.2 Violation of Traditional Morality.8 4.1.3 Changing from Dependence to Independence.10 4.2 Sister Carries Degeneration.12 4.2.1 Seeking for Rank and Fashion.12 4.2.2 Her Feeling Towards the Power of Money.14V. Conclusion.14References.16 Acknowledgements.17摘 要嘉莉妹妹是杰出的美国自然主义作家德莱塞创作的第一部长篇小说，具有深远的时代意义和现实意义，在美国文学史上占有重要地位。小说主要讲述了一个天真无知的乡村姑娘嘉莉如何从社会的最底层一步步上升到名誉和财富的颠峰，其中有大量真实社会情景描写。本文结合了女性主义文学理论及德莱塞嘉莉妹妹中的自然主义创作风格，从人物形象的角度入手，重点研究了嘉莉妹妹这一女性形象及她的独特性格特征：贪得无厌的欲望、违反传统道德、从依赖到独立、追求上流社会和对金钱的渴望，并阐释了这些性格特征最终带给女主人公的悲剧命运尽管嘉莉获得了财富，但是她永远不会感到满足或幸福。最后一部分是总结。嘉莉堕落的一生值得人们深思。关键词：自然主义 形象 堕落 Abstract Sister Carrie was the first long fiction written by naturalistic American writer Theodore Dreiser. It has profound historic and realistic meanings and it also takes up a great position in the American literature. In the fiction, Dreiser realistically described how an innocent and naive girl Carrie, from a peaceful village, climbed from the bottom of the society to the top of fame and wealth in New York. The novel included a great amount of realistic descriptions. This thesis, based on feminism literature theory and Dreisers naturalistic writing style in Sister Carrie, analyzes the unique female image of Carrie Meeker and her characteristics from the view of character image: insatiable desires, violation of traditional morality，changing from dependence to independence, seeking for rank and fashion and her feeling towards the power of money. In the end, these special characteristics brought the heroine to her tragic fate. Though she obtained wealth, Carrie could never be satisfied or feel happy for long. The last part is conclusion. Carries process