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英美文學(xué)課嘉莉妹妹presentation中英對(duì)照TheodoreDreiser(西奧多·德萊塞)BorninIndiana,poor.Firstnovel—SisterCarrie(1900)—wasrejectedforitsrelentlesshonestyinpresentingthetruenatureofAmericanlife.Ledtherebellionofthe1920s,andtherevivalofnaturalisminthe1930s.Dreiserwasenthronedastheguideandpioneerforthelatter-daynaturalists.ItisinDreiser’sworksthatAmericannaturalismissaidtohavecomeofage.Left-oriented--visitedRussiaandwroteDreiserLooksatRussia(1928)andTragicAmerica(1931)—joinedtheCommunistParty.Acontroversialfigure—powerfulinportrayalofthechangingAmericanlife,buthisstyleisconsideredcrude.2作者簡(jiǎn)介whoisheTheodoreDreiser

西奧多·德萊塞（1871—1945），美國(guó)現(xiàn)代小說的先驅(qū)、現(xiàn)實(shí)主義作家之一，他還是一個(gè)自然主義者，他的作品貼近廣大人民的生活，誠(chéng)實(shí)、大膽、充滿了生活的激情。

德萊塞出生在印第安納州一個(gè)破產(chǎn)的小業(yè)主家庭。童年是在苦難中度過的，中學(xué)沒畢業(yè)就去芝加哥獨(dú)自謀生。1889年，進(jìn)入印第安納大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)，一年后再次輟學(xué)。1892年，開始了記者生涯。

他的代表作《嘉莉妹妹》真實(shí)再現(xiàn)了當(dāng)時(shí)美國(guó)社會(huì)，而《美國(guó)悲劇》則是德萊賽成就最高的作品，是人們清晰地看到了美國(guó)社會(huì)的真實(shí)情況，“至今依然具有巨大的現(xiàn)實(shí)意義?！?西奧多·德萊塞TheodoreDreiser419001911《嘉莉妹妹》的姐妹篇1925描寫了主人公克萊德·格里菲思受到社會(huì)上邪惡影響，逐漸蛻變、墮落為兇殺犯、最后自我毀滅的全過程。小說共分三卷。TheFinancier《金融家》1912TheTitan《巨人》1914TheStoic《禁欲者》1947hismajorworks嘉莉妹妹珍妮姑娘美國(guó)悲劇欲望三部曲abriefintroductiontosistercarrie5chapter2《嘉莉妹妹》簡(jiǎn)介6《嘉莉妹妹》簡(jiǎn)介Abriefintroductiontosistercarrie

SisterCarrieisaboutayoungcountrygirlwhomovestothebigcitywhereshestartsrealizingherownAmericanDreambyfirstbecomingamistresstomenthatsheperceivesassuperiorandlaterasafamousactress.

《嘉莉妹妹》描寫了農(nóng)村姑娘嘉莉來到大城市芝加哥尋找幸福，為擺脫貧困，出賣自己的貞操，先后與推銷員和酒店經(jīng)理同居，后又憑美貌與歌喉成為演員的故事。作家以嘉莉?yàn)榇砩羁探衣读嗣绹?guó)資本主義制度對(duì)貧苦人民壓榨的殘酷性和資產(chǎn)階級(jí)生活方式對(duì)小資產(chǎn)階級(jí)分子的腐蝕性。Caroline(Carrie)Meeber,theprotagonistofthenovel,travelstoChicagotostaywithhersisterandherbrother-in-law.ThecosmopolitanconsumerworldofChicagoenthrallsher,andsheconstantlywantstobuythings.Herfirstjobisalow-paid,arduouspositioninafactory.Whenshelosesherjob,hersisterandbrother-in-lawcannotsupporther,soshebecomesCharlieDrouet'smistress.Afterward,shebecomesinfatuatedwithanotherman,GeorgeHurstwood.CarrieandHurstwoodruntoNewYork,wheretheydiscoverthatmarriedlifeisfarlessexcitingthantheiraffair.CarrieleavesHurstwoodbecausehefailstoprovideherwiththelavishlifeshewants.Shebecomesafamous,high-paidactressinNewYorkCity.嘉莉：嘉莉原本只是一個(gè)渴望見世面，心地非常單純的姑娘。在開往芝加哥的火車上，在她的心中還幻想著以后可以回到故鄉(xiāng)?？墒菤埧岬默F(xiàn)實(shí)開始讓她學(xué)會(huì)了虛偽與做作。但是我們不能夠說嘉莉無恥，在被杜洛埃騙上床之后，嘉莉還渴望杜洛埃能夠與她結(jié)婚。嘉莉無疑是向往更高的生活層次，所以一步步的抓住機(jī)會(huì)，努力向上爬。最終嘉莉的成功，可以視為原則不得不向社會(huì)現(xiàn)實(shí)妥協(xié)的表現(xiàn)。7CarriemaincharactersCharlieDrouetisacharming,flashysalesmanwithastrongappetiteforromance.Althoughheiswarm-hearted,henevertakesanyofhisromanticaffairsseriously.HeprovidesCarriewithaplacetostayaftersheisforcedtostoplivingwithhersister;healsopromisestomarryher,butheneverreallyintendsonfollowingthrough.HelosesCarrietoHurstwoodandthen,yearslater,aftershehasbecomeafamousactress,triesunsuccessfullytowinherback.杜洛埃：一個(gè)普通的推銷員，憑借著手段，將嘉莉誘騙。但是最終愛上了嘉莉，可是嘉莉已經(jīng)和赫斯特伍德私奔了。一個(gè)花花公子而已，許多單純的姑娘就是在這種誘惑當(dāng)中迷失了自己。8CharlieDrouetmaincharacters9themanagerofFitzgeraldandMoy's,asalooninChicago.Atthebeginningofthenovel,heisawealthy,importantman.HefallsinlovewithCarrieaftermeetingherthroughDrouet.HetellsCarriethathelovesher,buthefailstomentionthatheismarried.AfterhiswifediscovershisaffairwithCarrieandfilesfordivorce,hestealstenthousanddollarsfromFitzgeraldandMoy'sandfleeswithCarrietoMontreal.There,hemarriesherbeforehisdivorcewithJuliaiscomplete.AlthoughhekeepshistheftasecretfromCarrie,heisdiscoveredbyaninvestigatorandrequiredtoreturnmostofthemoneyinordertoprotecthisreputation.InNewYork,Hurstwoodslowlydescendsintoapathyandpoverty.AfterCarrieleaveshim,hebecomesahomelessbeggarandeventuallycommitssuicide.GeorgeHurstwood

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赫斯特伍德：赫斯特伍德本質(zhì)上只是一個(gè)紈绔子弟，雖然事業(yè)成功，但是家庭并不美滿。與妻子和子女深有隔閡。雖近在咫尺，心靈卻遠(yuǎn)在天涯。于是開始厭倦一成不變的生活，渴望新的刺激,嘉莉的出現(xiàn)只是一個(gè)導(dǎo)火索，激發(fā)了赫斯特伍德的情欲。不過在赫斯特伍德逃到紐約之后，他還是感到了后悔，終日沉淪于煙花柳巷，并且喪失了對(duì)生活的信心，在嘉莉離開了他之后。最終選擇了自殺。赫斯特伍德maincharactersMinnieisCarrie'soldersister.Sheandherhusband,Hanson,believeinhardworkandfrugalspending,mostlybecausetheyaretoopoortodootherwise.HansonandhiswifeMinnieareCarrie'sfirsthostsinChicago.Hansonisaquiet,sternmanwhodisapprovesofCarrie'swhimsicalnature.11Minnieand

HansonmaincharactersJuliaHurstwood

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Hurstwood'sfirstwife.Sheisvindictiveandextremelyjealous,andshefilesfordivorceafterdiscoveringHurstwood'sinfatuationwithCarrie.JessicaHurstwood,GeorgeandJulia'sdaughter,whoshareshermother'saspirationstosocialstatus.GeorgeHurstwood,Jr,GeorgeandJulia'sson.TheVances,awealthymerchantandhiswife,wholiveinthesamebuildingasHurstwoodandCarrieinNewYorkCity.RobertAmes,Mrs.Vance'scousinfromIndiana,ahandsomeyoungscholarwhomCarrieregardsasamaleideal.LolaOsborne,achorusgirlCarriemeetsduringatheatreproductioninNewYork,whoencouragesCarrietobecomeherroommate.12othercharactersWisconsin威斯康辛州(herhometown)Chicago芝加哥(Carrie;hersisterandbrother-in-law;Drouet;Hurstwood)Montreal蒙特利爾(Carrie,Hurstwood)NewYork紐約(Carrie,Hurstwood)13fourplaces《