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西南大学外国语学院本科毕业论文（设计）开题报告题目 论嘉莉妹妹中的社会问题姓 名 学 号 专 业 班 级 指导教师 开题日期 2013年3月1日 1. Thesis statementSeveral social problems, including consumerism and phenomenon of mistresses, exist in the American society in Sister Carrie. Those problems are explored with the aim of providing some instructions for other countries in transitional period.2. Significance of the studySister Carrie is a masterpiece of great American writer Theodore Dreiser, vividly depicting the American society at the turning from the 19th century to the 20th century, the transitional period of American society. Some constructive instructions hopefully to be figured out for the countries in transitional period through exploring the social problems in the American society in Sister Carrie.3. Feasibility of the studySister Carrie is a masterpiece of great American writer Theodore Dreiser, vividly depicting the American society at the turning from the 19th century to the 20th century, and arouses great controversy when it is first published, and plenty of studies have been made on this great work since its publication. The study can be made through studying many previous works on this novel.4. Approach and methodology of the studyThis study will be finished through searching and studying relevant works, phenomenon-describing and problem-discussing.5. Table of contentsAbstract内容摘要I. IntroductionA. A brief introduction to Sister Carrie and Theodore Dreiser1. Sister Carrie2. Theodore DreiserB. Social background of Sister CarrieC. Literature ReviewII. Social problems in Sister CarrieA. Consumerism1. An Introduction to Consumerism2. Consumerism in Sister CarrieB. Phenomenon of Mistresses1. A Brief Introduction to Phenomenon of Mistresses2. The Mistress in Sister CarrieIII. Influences of These Social ProblemsA. Influences of ConsumerismB. Influences of Mistresses1. Influences on Families2. Influences on SocietyC. Influences on Countries in Transitional PeriodIV. ConclusionWorks Cited6. ReferencesDreiser, Theodore. Sister Carrie. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, n. d., 1979.Gerber, Philip. Theodore Dreiser Revisited. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1992.Han, Wei. “Two Melancholy Souls: A Comparative Analysis of the Heroines in Sister Carrie and the House of Mirth.” Diss. Harbin Engineering U, 2008.Jia, Xiaofang. “Sister Carrie: A Picture of a Consumer Society.” Diss. Beijing International Studies U, 2008.Liu, Xiaofeng. “A Comparative Study between Gao Xing and Sister Carrie through Structuralism Narratology.” Diss. Northwest U, 2010.Marlow, Melody L.G. “Reclaiming the Heroine: Appropriating Negative Representations of Women from mile Zolas Nana and Theodore Dreisers Sister Carrie.” Diss. U of North Carolina, 2006.McQuade, Donald. “Intellectual Life and Public Discourse.” Columbia Literary History of the United States. Ed. Emory Elliott. New York: Columbia UP, 1988. 715-32.Rotella, Carlo. October Cities. California: California P, 1998.Spindler, Michael. American Literature and Social ChangeWilliam Dean Howells to Arthur Miller. Hong Kong: Macmilan Press Ltd., 1983.Sun, Jianping. “The Reading of Sister Carrie: A Double Perspective of Ethical Literary Criticism and Consumer Culture.” Diss. Chongqing U, 2008.Wang, Lihong. “Social Darwinism as Seen in Sister Carrie.” Diss. Sichuan U, 2006.Yang, Min. “Female Images In The Transnational Period: A Comparative Study of Sister Carrie and The Defunct capital.” Diss. Northwest U, 2004.黄开红，“社会转型期的美国梦试论嘉莉妹妹的道德倾向”，外国文学研究3（2006）：143-148。林斌，“从嘉莉形象看德莱塞的女性观及其内在矛盾性”，外国文学研究2（2003）：64-70。张志祥，西方引语宝典。北京：商务印书馆，2001。朱振武，“生态伦理危机下的城市移民嘉莉妹妹”，外国文学研究3（2006）：137-142。7. Work plan2月23日-3月7日：确定论文题目和研究方案；搜集和阅读文献资料；组织调研或试验收集研究素材；撰写并提交开题报告。3月10日-3月18日：在导师指导下修改开题报告；进一步搜集写作素材和文献资料。3月22-4月15日：撰写论