Sister Carrte主题分析ppt课件

1、Sister Carrte主题分析,Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser,Sister Carrte主题分析,Contents,The Author Summary Themes,Sister Carrte主题分析,The Author,Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (/drasr, -zr/;1 August 27, 1871 December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often f

2、eatured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency.,Sister Carrte主题分析,Major Works Sister Carrie 嘉莉妹妹 （1900） Jennie Gerhardt 珍妮姑娘 （1911） The Trilogy of Desi

3、re 欲望三步曲 The Financier 金融家 （1912） The Titan 巨人 （1914） The Stoic 斯尔葛 （1947） The Genius天才（1915） An American Tragedy美国的悲剧（1925） The Bulwark堡垒（1946）,Sister Carrte主题分析,Summary,Sister Carrie tells the story of two characters: Carrie Meeber, an ordinary girl who rises from a low-paid wage earner to a high-

4、paid actress, and George Hurstwood, a member of the upper middle class who falls from his comfortable lifestyle to a life on the streets. Neither Carrie nor Hurstwood earn their fates through virtue or vice, but rather through random circumstance. Their successes and failures have no moral value; th

5、is stance marks Sister Carrie as a departure from the conventional literature of the period.,Sister Carrte主题分析,Themes,American Dream Change and Transformation Choices and Consequences Class Conflict Identity Sex,Sister Carrte主题分析,American Dream,Each of Dreisers characters in Sister Carrie search for

6、 their own American Dreams Carrie is filled with the expectations of acquiring the finer things in life Drouet pursues the other appointments that represent his dream, such as a beautiful woman to adorn his arm and his own home.,Sister Carrte主题分析,Change and Transformation,Carrie and Hurstwood underg

7、o dramatic changes from the beginning of the novel to the end. Carries transition takes her from country bumpkin to glamorous actress. Hurstwoods transition moves him from prominent and trusted businessman, husband, and father to homeless street beggar.,Sister Carrte主题分析,Choices and Consequences,Hur

8、stwood makes one choice that dramatically affects the rest of his life. While all choices result in consequences, those consequences can be positive or negative. Hurstwoods decision to take the money from his employers safe starts his way to the eventual suicide.,Sister Carrte主题分析,Class Conflict,Ind

9、ustrial growth brought the United States a period of prosperity during the late 1800s and early 1900s. With factories flourishing, job opportunities were abundant. People made good money in factory management positions and other white-collar jobs. Factory workers, however, not only earned low income

10、s, but they also worked long hours. Consequently, a wide division existed between the wealthy and the poor.,Sister Carrte主题分析,Identity,Experiences contribute greatly to shaping peoples identities. Carries transformation from the beginning of the novel to the end occurs as a result of her responses t

11、o her experiences. she never really has an identity but adjusts her “act” to fit the situation.,Sister Carrte主题分析,Sex,In the early 1900s, the morals and virtues of the Victorian era still guided peoples actions. People with proper upbringing did not speak of sex. The public was shocked that Dreisers characters so openly participated in explicit relationships and that Dreiser seemed to take it granted.,Sister Carrte主题分析,Sinclair Lewis said that Sister Carrie came to housebound and airless America like a