從《嘉麗妹妹》到《美國的悲劇》——德萊塞社會觀影響下的小說世界_37765.pdf

1、上海交通大學碩士學位論文從《嘉麗妹妹》到《美國的悲劇》——德萊塞社會觀影響下的小說世界姓名：容榮申請學位級別：碩士專業(yè)：英語語言文學指導(dǎo)教師：左曉嵐20091101IIABSTRACTTheodeDreiser(18711945)isoneoftherepresentativesofAmericannaturalism.Hisliterarywkshavebeeneitheracclaimedcriticizedfromthepersp

2、ectiveofnaturalism.HoweverDreiser’snaturalisticdedicationdoesnotlastlifelong.Heinvolvesdeeperdeeperinpoliticsinthelatterhalfofhisliterarycareergraduallyshowsstrongtendenciestowardsocialism.ThisthesisexaminesDreiser’sfirs

3、tnovelSisterCarriehismasterpieceAnAmericanTragedyfacriticalstudyoftheinfluencesDreiser’schangingideologicalthoughtshissocialcriticalstpointhaveonhisfictionalwldsoastoprovethatDreiserbeginshisliterarycareerasanaturalistgr

4、aduallyoutgrowsnaturalismtobecomeavigoussocialcriticwithsocialisttendencies.ThisthesisprobesintoDreiser’sdifferentviewsonsocialsettingonacterstheirvaluesonfcesthatdetermineacters’fateonmaljudgmentinthetwonovelsrespective

5、ly.BydoingsotheauthcomparesthenaturalisticfeaturesofSisterCarriethesocialcriticalnatureofAnAmericanTragedyrevealsinthelatternovelthedeepersocialcriticismlargersocialcanvasmetragicptrayalofacters’destinyallofwhichindicate

6、sDreiser’sevolvingsocialviews.SisterCarrieconcernsabouthowmenlikeanimalsstrugglefexistenceinthesocialjungleareplayedaboutbythenaturalfces.AnAmericanTragedyontheotherhprobesintothesocialeconomicpoliticallegalsystemstofind

7、therootsourcesofacters’tragedyprovesthatitisatragedycausedbythecapitalistsocialsystemthatitcanbeavoidedonlyifthesocialsystemsarechanged.ThusDreiserhasshowedstrongsocialisttendenciesinAnAmericanTragedy.Therefethethesisrea

8、chestheconclusionthattopigeonholeDreiserinthenarrowslotofnaturalismdoeshimnocreditthatDreiserhasshowedsocialisttendenciesinAnAmericanTragedybystronglyattackingtheevilsofthecapitalistsystem.Keywds:naturalismbiologicalprop