從《嘉莉妹妹》女主人公的悲劇分析美國(guó)的拜金主義-英語(yǔ)專業(yè)畢業(yè)論文定稿

1、山西農(nóng)業(yè)大學(xué)信息學(xué)院本科畢業(yè)論文從嘉莉妹妹女主人公的悲劇分析美 國(guó)的拜金主義系部名稱：山兩農(nóng)業(yè)大學(xué)信息學(xué)院 專業(yè)名稱：英語(yǔ) 學(xué)生姓名：李瓊 學(xué) 號(hào)：2012600404 指導(dǎo)教師：牛志萍二o六年六月bachelor s degree thesisof cisauan analysis of the money worship of theunited states: the root of sister carriestragedycollege : college of information, shanxi agricultural universitysubject : english

2、majorname : li qiongnumber : 2012600404director : niu zhipingjune 2016鄭重申明本人呈交的學(xué)位論文，是在導(dǎo)師的指導(dǎo)下，獨(dú)立進(jìn)行研究工 作所取得的成果，所有數(shù)據(jù)、圖片資料真實(shí)可靠。盡我所知，除 文中已經(jīng)注明引用的la）容外，木學(xué)位論文的研究成果不包含他人 享存著作權(quán)的內(nèi)容。對(duì)本論文所涉及的研究工作做出貢獻(xiàn)的其他 個(gè)人和集體，均已在文中以明確的方式標(biāo)明。木學(xué)位論文的知識(shí) 產(chǎn)權(quán)歸屬于培養(yǎng)單位本人簽名:摘要在一個(gè)時(shí)代，經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的水平?jīng)Q定該時(shí)代人們的精神高度，而人們的精 神追求也反映一個(gè)吋代經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的階段。在西奧多德萊賽生活的19世紀(jì)末

3、 20世紀(jì)初的美w,正處于商品經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的上升階段，唯物主義漸漸占據(jù)上風(fēng)。 琳瑯滿目的商品點(diǎn)綴的人們的生活，增加了他們的幸福感，但同時(shí)肓目追求 這種“幸福感”也使人們的心靈逐漸“病化”。嘉麗作為這個(gè)吋期典型的代 表人物，充分體現(xiàn)了社會(huì)底層的人們?cè)诙鴮?duì)物質(zhì)滿足時(shí)道徳約束漸漸處于劣 勢(shì)。在嘉麗的經(jīng)歷中，她內(nèi)心的變化就是對(duì)這個(gè)時(shí)代經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展水平最好的反 映。她一個(gè)人來(lái)到芝加哥大都市，從衣著破舊的鄉(xiāng)下小姑娘到最終成為了百 老匯明星，身份，地位應(yīng)有俱有，看似嘉k是幸福的，但嘉麗在得到物質(zhì)享 受的同時(shí)卻也一直在失去，如每個(gè)女孩子渴望的忠貞不渝、天長(zhǎng)地久的愛(ài)情, 以及內(nèi)心道德的自我滿足。本文就嘉麗的悲情為線索，

4、從嘉麗出生的悲劇、 愛(ài)情的悲劇及個(gè)人發(fā)展的悲劇分析當(dāng)時(shí)異致嘉麗心境變化的拜金主義。關(guān)鍵詞：兩奧多德萊賽；嘉莉妹妹；欲望；物質(zhì)追求；拜金主義abstractin an era in which economic development determines the level of the spirit of the times，peoples spiritual quest also reflects the stage of economic development. in the late 19 century and early 20th century of the united st

5、ates，the commodity economy was developing in upswing， materialism prevailing. dazzling array of merchandise embellished peoples lives，increased their sense of well-being, but at the same time the blind pursuit of this "happiness” also makes people become morbid. carrie as a typical representati

6、ve of this period fully embodies the underprivileged people whose was tested when they faced the satisfaction of materialism. the change of sister carrie greatly reflected the level of economic development of this era. she，a country girl with ragged and old-fashioned clothes，came to the city of chic

7、ago, ultimately became a broadway star, who owned identity and status. it seemed that carrie was happy，carrie get material comforts，but also lost something，such as everlasting love that every girl constantly longed for，and inner moral self-satisfaction. this paper will analyze carries tragedy from t

8、hree aspects: the tragedy of her humble birth，the tragedy of her love，and the tragedy of her personal pursuits，so as to explore the money worship of the uss influence on her life.key words: theodore dreiser; sister carrie; desires; pursuit of material;money worshiptable of contentsabstractii. introd

9、uction21.1 project background and significance21.2 the main content of the paper21.3 organizational structure of the paper3il at home and abroad research status of sister carrie52.1 the research status of sister carrie at home52.2 the research status of sister carrie abroad5iii. analysis of carries

10、tragedy composition73.1 the tragedy of carries humble background73.2 the tragedy of carries love83.3 the tragedy of carries personal pursuit10iv. the influence of money worship on carries tragedy123.1 humble background vs money worship of the united states123.2 true love vs money worship of the unit

11、ed states143.3 personal pursuit vs money worship of the united states15v. conclusion17references19acknowledgments20i. introduction1.1 project background and significancetheodore dreiser is one of the famous american naturalistic writers of the 20th century. dreiser lived in a poor family，so he dropp

12、ed out at high school to earn a living. he was influenced by progressive ideas because he read darwin, huxley et al.s work. to survive，dreiser worked as dishwasher, tellers，laundry workers and furniture salesman and other chores. in 1900, dreiser published the first novel sister carrie. he describes

13、 the disillusionment of happiness that carrie pursued, and criticized the darkness of the capitalistic society. he pointed out that honest laboring is no way to be successful in the united states, but by betraying ones soul，could we get money and status. theodore dreiser stressed the desire and envi

14、ronment are the main factors that affected the fate of the characters. forinstance, came is the best model.the subject of my graduation paper is an analysis of the money worship of the united states: the root of sister carries tragedy. sister carrie tells the story of a young girl who lived in the b

15、ottom of the society and at last became a broadway star. carrie shows the growing desire in this course. in this materialistic age，everywhere is full of temptation; each of us could be the next sister carrie. could we keep a clear mind，and hold the bottom moral line in the materialistic society? thi

16、s paper attempts to analyze the tragedy of sister carrie, and reveal that money worship exerted great influence on peoples character and life so as to give modern people enlightenment.1.2 the main content of the paperthis paper tells a story that a country girl who was lived in the capitalistsociety

17、 became a broadway star at last. carrie was a girl from a poor family， because she was driven by the worship of money，she used unfair means to get success. it was seemed that carrie was happy，but she didnt get the true love，and she has lost family members.the third part and the fourth part introduce

18、d the cause of the tragedy of came in detail. the third part introduced the tragedy of carrie from three aspects, they are the tragedy of carries humble background，the tragedy of carries love and the tragedy of carries personal pursit. the fourth part is the analysis of the influence of money worshi

19、p on carries tragedy.therefore，research methods used in this topic are: (1) version of the literature research: to solve their own problems based on the data obtained through investigation and information，so as to fully and correctly grasp the background knowledge and theory to solve the problem. (2

20、): the qualitative analysis and synthesis，abstraction and generalization methods，thinking of all kinds of materials processing access to do so, the inner essence of things，to understand and reveal the inherent regularity.1.3 organizational structure of the paperthis article mainly analyze carries tr

21、agedy through the novel “sister carrie” making a conclusion that the influence of money worship on people at that time. in order to express the content of this article very well，the article is divided into five parts.the first chapter mainly introduces the research background and scientific signific

22、ance and the structure of this paper.the second chapter mainly introduces domestic and foreign research status of “sister carrie".the third chapter mainly analyses the tragedy of carrie from three aspects: the tragedy of the carries birth，the tragedy of carries love and the tragedy of carries p

23、ersonal pursuit.the forth chapter combining the contents of the third chapter, describes therelationship between carries tragedies and the money worship of the unitedstates the fifth chapter makes a summary of this article.ii. at home and abroad research status of sister carriesister carrie is the f

24、amous naturalist writer theodore dreisers first novel of the united states in the 20th century. the author revealed the reality of the 20th century america in a unique vision by carrie's story. people enjoyed the happiness that material satisfaction brought to them and blindly chased it. domesti

25、c and foreign scholars had a lot of research on sister carrie. this chapter mainly introduces the domestic and foreign scholars studies on the money worship of the united states s influence on sister carries life .2.1 the research status of sister carrie at homedomestic scholars wei jingjing explore

26、s the cause of carries desire combining with the theory of maslows hierarchy of needs from carrie behavior characteristics and psychological factors. she believes that everyone has a dream just like carrie who had been looking forward to a goal. the key of the desire lies in the desire for achieveme

27、nt.gao yufen through the analysis of sister carrie and others, especially the relationship between sister carrie and two men, drew and hurst wood, reveals the character of sister carrie whose life has never been satisfied. with the help of drew, she achieved the first goal: stable material life, and

28、 then，hurst wood helped carrie realize the second goal: greater material wealth. after that，she started chasing the third goal: the pursuit of the spirit. she has always been chasing a new goal all the time.2.2 the research status of sister carrie abroadcurrent researches in foreign countries on &qu

29、ot;sister carrie" are mainly confined to literary criticism, moral philosophy and cultural fields. mickey clarksaid: theodore dreiser equated the city to the desire. a detailed description of the city he described not appeared before. dreisers city life is the largest record of the united state

30、s. the city represents the separation of people and self-sufficient world，the order created by the natural order of power.(clark 1967:35-38)carries choice was because the evil influence of american society. the city to rural areas have a decisive victory. during this period，carrie left the rural are

31、as， went in chicago world to get success. she can get luxury fashion and luxury，but these only by a road of crime.philosopher martin heidegger said that the essence of the new era is non-apotheosis; god from the world will disappear, and science and technology will make people lose their spiritual h

32、omeland. carrie is in such a state of mind. (song 1991 :57-59)iii. analysis of carries tragedy compositionsister carrie vividly described during the 20th century of the united states that obsessed with material comforts，people in the pursuit of material enjoyment lost themselves. carrie as a represe

33、ntative of this period, changed from a country girl into a broadway star. it seemed that carrie was successful, but from the analysis of the process that carrie pursued her success，this is a tragedy undoubtedly. this part will analyze carries tragedy in detail from three aspects: the tragedy of carr

34、ies humble background, the tragedy of carries love and the tragedy of carries personal pursuit.3.1 the tragedy of carries humble backgroundcarrie is a girl from columbia city，compared with chicago, there being no tall buildings，no commercial streets，and no noise. people do not know how to drink wine

35、 in a restaurant，watching the show to go to the theater，because the environment of columbia does not allow people to do these activities. they use their own labor to make a living. he earned a little money in the flour factory to support his family. although her sister has married，her fathers income

36、 was not enough to allow carrie to buy new clothes and live a comfortable life. so carrie went to chicago. when she came to chicago full of fantasy，she wanted to find a good man to take her to live a good life，and was eager to get success through her own efforts. however，what she had were just only

37、four dollars，outdated clothes， her own beauty and innocence. she looked like a knight who was not fully equipped, risked exploring the mysterious city, imagining she could dominate her life one day in the future.carrie thought that sister could help her change the situation of the poor，but when carr

38、ie saw her sisters haggard face on the train station she felt disappointed.carrie felt that it was so hard for the people living the in bottom of the society to live in the city of chicago. although chicago was prosperous and wealthy， carries sisters clothes were still so outdated，her sisters hands

39、are so cold，and her eyes are so numb without vitality. carrie living in the elder sisters family，her brother-in-law has never cared about her presence. the condition that carrie could stay in her sisters family was that carrie needed to pay 4$ for the cost of living every week，and this was a large s

40、um of money for carrie. enthusiasm of carrie to the new world disappeared in half after seeing her sister.3.2 the tragedy of carries lovecarrie is a beautiful woman，who is in the best years of the life. beautiful black hair，perfect figure，and a pair of wisdom eyes made carrie very charming. there we

41、re many boys who went after carrie in her hometown，carrie could choose a boy she liked and get married. but carrie understood that there will be many boys who are more handsome and wealthy that she can make choice. carrie would not have been living in the remote and backward country，so she abandoned

42、 the people that she really likes，and to find someone who can bring her a comfortable life. carries mind is totally taken over by material desires of the fantasy，rather than hardworking.on the train，carrie felt a man who paid attention to her，this was drew. he was a salesman of a factory; the fashio

43、nable dress has a deep attraction for carrie. his appearance attire is a good advertising: "button large gold plated cuff button， studded with called cats-eye yellow agate. finger wears several rings. (dreiser， sister carrie 3) the fashionable appearance，which is made up of gold and silver and

44、the material，and the bulging purse，made carrie vaguely feel that he was the center of the world of wealth. he talked a lot with carrie and depicted chicago asa large assortment of shopping malls. then，drew helped carrie when she lost job because of injuries. he gave carrie some money and bought new

45、clothes for her. she stood in front of the mirror，and felt the power for the first time，the previous sadness disappeared too. compared with the life in her elder sisters family，and each month paying four dollars for living expenses，carrie felt drew can bring a better life for her. she thought that l

46、iving with drew together was the best choice undoubtedly. therefore, carrie chose to live with drew, even if she was not drews wife. with mrs. hale riding along the walking the shores of lake michigan，carrie saw the villas，private cars，private lawn，and luxury interior furnishings，her desire was inst

47、igated. she was sure that was happiness. at this time，drew introduced hurst wood to carrie, who was the manager of the fitzgerald and moy.due to the need of the work, hurst wood knew many people who lived in the upper society. hurst woods demeanor, noble temperament, and decent work had attracted ca

48、rrie deeply. carries appearance also attracted hurst wood, and if he could get along with carrie，he was willing to sell his soul. when carrie felt hurst wood loved her，she chose to accept rather than refuse. because drew was even not worth mentioning in front of hurst wood, carrie wanted a more luxu

49、rious life that only hurst wood could bring to her. so carrie eloped withhurst wood almost without hesitation.carrie is a young girl with beautiful appearance, but she did not get true love，and became mans mistress twice. drew is the liar in emotion. in the eyes of drew，women like good that displaye

50、d in the window. "he paid attention to some of the trendy clothing or appearance beautiful woman，on their overcritical in the street.n (dreiser，sister carrie 17) he never wanted to get married with carrie，hew t wwrw，just wanted to get carrie's body to highlight his success. when carrie aske

51、d him what time to get married with her，he just found an excuse to refuse. hurst wood is representative of this era. he dressed well，and lived an extravagant life. he tried to meet her physical and physiological needs. he abandoned his wife who accompanied him by years，and fell in love with carrie w

52、ho was intelligent and beautiful. the age of hurst wood was enough to be carries father. though carrie lived with two men together，carrie loved none of them really. this is the tragedy of carries love.3.3 the tragedy of carries personal pursuitin the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the

53、20th century of the united states，technology developed quickly，and the gap between the rich and poor was growing. the rich can live a luxurious life，buy what they want and enter into the upscale restaurants. but the poor can only rely on labor to earn rewards to maintain their livelihood.carrie is a

54、 poor girl，living in the bottom of society that there were bad living conditions and low economic sources. carrie was unwilling to live in such environment，and she was eager to enjoy noble treatment. she hoped that she could live in a beautiful house，have her own servants，and gorgeous costumes for o

55、ne day. so carrie came to chicago to look for hope. when she went to chicago to find work, the street wall woke her up from the mysterious fantasy. carrie wanted to get all kinds of goods in the shop. carrie knew she must find a job before she can continue to live in the city yet. because carrie was

56、 not interested in books，she can only be engaged in some physical labor. however, carries vanity is not allowed to let others know that she was looking for a job. during the process，carrie did not only understand the difficulty to find a job, also felt thestrange eyes from the women who were fashion

57、ably dressed. however，carrie wore old clothes，holding out of fashion handbag，she felt that she could put into a wrong place in the city.reality let carrie felt frustrated; she realized that it was impossible to live a life in her imagination only relying on her own labor. therefore, carrie achieved

58、the goal through the abnormal way. in the era of consumerism，money is the only way to meet her needs.this chapter mainly describes the tragedy of carries humble background， the tragedy of love and the tragedy of personal pursuit. carries humble background determines that she lived in the bottom of t

59、he society; carries pursuit distorted her love; and carries reality and desire lead carrie must use abnormal method to achieve her goal. the fourth part of this paper will introduce the influence of money worship on carries tragedy.iv. the influence of money worship on carries tragedythe realistic significance