Sister-Carrie.ppt

TheodoreDreiser西奥多德莱塞(1871-1945),TheodoreDreiser(1871-1945),TheodoreDreiser,photographedbyCarlVanVechten,1933,Life,DreisercamefromastrictCatholicfamily.Hisfather-JohnPaulDreiserwasaGermanimmigrantfromMayen,andmother-SarahwasfromtheMennonitefarming,shewasdisownedformarryingJohnandconvertingtoRomanCatholicism.DreiserwasborninTerreHauteIndianaTheodorewasthetwelfthofthirteenchildren(theninthofthetensurviving).,Theirperennial（常年的）povertyforcedfrequentmovesbetweensmallIndianatownsandChicagoinsearchofalowercostofliving.1887HewenttoChicagoalone.From1889to1890,TheodoreattendedIndianaUniversitybeforedroppingout.1894HearrivedinNewYork,whereheworkedforseveralnewspapersandmagazines.在这里目睹了一边是花天酒地，一边是赤贫如洗的强烈对比，亲眼看到穷人如何受鄙视，伪善如何畅行无阻。因此他执意要对他所目睹的现状进行道德评价。,Afterproposingin1893,hemarriedSaraWhiteonDecember28,1898.Theyultimatelyseparatedin1909,partlyasaresultofDreisersinfatuationwithThelmaCudlipp,theteenagedaughterofaworkcolleague,butwereneverformallydivorced.1895Hebegantocreate.In1919DreisermethiscousinHelenRichardsonwithwhomhebegananaffairwithsado-masochistic|sedomskizm|elements.Theyeventuallymarriedon13June1944.,1927HevisitedTheSovietUnion.1941被选为美国作家协会主席1944获美国文学艺术学会荣誉奖July,1945.加入美国共产党HediedDec.28,1945,Hollywood,California.,TheImportantPoints,1.Dreisersmajorworks2.ThemainideaofSisterCarrie3.CommentsonTheodoreDreisersstyle,DreisersMajorWorks,1)SisterCarrie嘉莉妹妹2)JennieGerhardt珍妮姑娘,DreisersMajorWorks,3)TheTrilogyofDesire欲望三步曲(1)TheFinancier金融家(2)TheTitan巨人(3)TheStoic斯尔葛,DreisersMajorWorks,4)TheGenius天才anautobiographicalwork5)AnAmericanTragedy美国悲剧(itwasbannedinBostonin1927)6)TheBulwark堡垒,SisterCarrie,SisterCarrie,SisterCarrie(1900)isanovelbyTheodoreDreiseraboutayoungcountrygirlwhomovestothebigcitywhereshestartsrealizingherownAmericanDreambyfirstbecomingamistresstomenthatsheperceivesassuperiorandlaterasafamousactress.IthasbeencalledthegreatestofallAmericanurbannovels.,theruralgirlCarriecametoChicago,inordertoescapepoverty,Meetasalesmanonthetrain,Then,havingexperiencedthehardshipofthecity,sheeventuallybecamethesalesmanDrouetsmistress,DrouetcarrieHurstwood,friends,Likeher,CarrieandDrouetshouse,Hurstwoodsfamily,Metmanytimes,money,Oneday,Hurstwoodfoundthathisfriendhadnotknockedthesafe.Andifhewantedtodivorcewithhiswife,somuchmoneywillbehiswifes.,Hecameupwithanevilidea.,Carriesleaving,SheleavedwithHurstwoodtoNewYorkinanevening.becausehedeceivedherthatDrouetwasinhospitalandaskedhertoleaveimmediately.,NewYork,MoneysdecreaseHouseschanging,1,2,3,Here,Carriemetagracefulwoman,Mrs.Vance,whowassogracefulandshecoulddowhatshewantedtodo,buywhatshewantedtobuy.,MrsVanceCarieAme,VanceintroducedAme,anotherman,toCarrie,Eventually,CarrieandHurstwoodmovedtoashabbyhousewithlessandlessmoney.,Wintercame,theyneedmoneytopayrent,coalandsoon.,Carriewenttofindjobsafterher“husband”shuntingnothingforalongtime.,Ioncetookpartinadrama,maybeIcouldfindajobofacting.,Shediditandbecameafamousactress.Shelefthernominalhusband,Husrtwood.,DrouetCarrieHurstwood,Metherinatheater,Missedbutdidntbotherher,onceinawhileaskedhermoney,Diedmiserably,Ame,Alonewithmoney,Didsheachievethelifeshewantedorshelostwhatshehadbefore?maybeboth.,Otherman,MainIdeaofSisterCarrie,SisterCarrie,JennieGerhardt,ThethemeofSisterCarrie,ItbestembodiesDreisersnaturalisticbeliefthatmenarecontrolledandconditionedbyheredity(遗传),environmentandchance,butafewextraordinaryandunsophisticatedhumanbeingsrefusetoaccepttheirfatewordlessly,insteadstriveunsuccessfully,andtofindmeaningandpurposefortheirexistence.Carrie,asoneofsuchpeople,sensesthatsheismerelyacipher(无足轻重的人)inanuncaringworldyetseekstograspthemysteriesoflifeandtherebysatisfiesherdesiresforsocialstatusandmaterialcomfort.InSisterCarrie,Dreiserexpressedhisnaturalisticpursuitbyexpoundingthepurposelessnessoflifeandimpotence(无能为力)ofmen.,NaturalismCriticizingAmericasocialdarkness.PeoplewerecommonlycorrodedandinfectedbyAmericanlifestyle(moneytalks)inthatperiod.ExposingPolarizationbetweenrichandpoorandimmorality.贫富悬殊和道德沦丧Dreisersgreatthemewasthetremendoustensionsthatcanariseamongambition,desire,andsocialmores.Hedepictedreal-lifeSubjectsinaharshlight.,DreisersStyle,WithoutgoodconstructiondeficientcharacterizationlackinimaginationSimplewordsJournalisticmethodofreiteration重复新闻手法Techniquesinpainting(word-picture,sharpcontrast,truthincolor,movementinoutline),Writingstyle,Somepeopleviewedthathiswritingstylewasfartooloquacious(唠叨的)andcircuitous（迂曲的）forshorternarratives（叙述）；注重人物的心理描写；注重渲染气氛；抓住读者的心，让读者随着小说中的故事情节发展而跌宕起伏；以社会现实为背景材料，尊重事实；小说中的一些情节和人物的经历有德莱赛自己人生的写照。,Literaryreputation,Dreiserhadanenormousinfluenceonthegenerationthatfollowedhim.SherwoodAnderson舍伍德安德森writes:Heavy,heavy,thefeetofTheodore.Howeasytopicksomeofhisbookstopieces,tolaughathimforsomuchofhisheavyprose.AlfredKazincharacterizedDreiseras“strongerthanalltheothersofhistime,andatthesametimemorepoignant;greaterthantheworldhehasdescribed,butassignificantasthepeopleinit.,LarzerZiffremarkedthatDreisersucceededbeyondanyofhispredecessorsorsuccessorsinproducingagreatAmericanbusinessnovel.OneofDreisersstrongestchampionsduringhislifetime,H.L.Mencken,declaredthatheisagreatartist,andthatnootherAmericanofhisgenerationleftsowideandhandsomeamarkuponthenationa