americandream具體分析美國文學選讀

1、American Dream,What’s that I smell in the air?The American dreamSweet as a new millionaireThe American dreamPre-packed ready-to-wearThe American dreamBus-boys can buy the hotelThe American dreamWall Street is rea

2、dy to sellThe American dreamCome to make a life from thin airThe American dreamCome and get more than your shareThe American dream,Definition,Origins,American Dreams in literature,Successful examples,The American Dr

3、eam is a national ethos(社會的精神特質(zhì)) of the United States in which freedom includes a promise of the possibility of prosperity and success. The so-called American Dream is a belief that a hard struggle will be able to achie

4、ve the ideal of a better life, that is, people have to work through their own hard work, courage, creativity and determination to move towards prosperity, rather than rely on specific social classes and other assistances

5、.,Definition,Three basic ideas Individual Freedom and Self-Reliance （個人自由和自立）Equality of Opportunity and Competition （機會均等與機會并存）Material Wealth and Hard Work （物質(zhì)富有和勤奮工作）,American Dream was first expressed by James Tr

6、uslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.,Origins,Mayfl

7、ower is the first English settlers bound for North American ships. 300 years ago, when England immigrants in the mayflower across the Atlantic to Maryland to finding "pure land" for a Puritan, "the America

8、n Dream" already began quietly as Dream. The United States gave opportunities to everyone.,,For many immigrants, the Statue of Liberty was their first view of the United States, signifying freedom and personal liber

9、ty. The statue is an iconic symbol of the United States and of the American Dream.,The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence which states that "all men are cr

10、eated equal" and that they are "endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights" including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.",American Dream in literature,Martin Eden,Sister C

11、arrie,The Great Gatsby,The plot Martin Eden is a soon reach 21- year-old sailor, due to an accidental opportunity, he knows Ruth Morse----a beauty from upper class and falls in love with her. But Eden is a sailor f

12、rom a working class background, and the Morses is a bourgeois family, he senses that a relationship between them would be impossible until he reaches their level of wealth and perceived cultural refinement. So he works a

13、nd reads hard so as to become rich and famous and break into the polite society and marry Ruth. Martin writes 40 drafts unceasingly circle throughout in various magazine companies. He couldn’t understand why his works ar

14、e refused while those spiritless things are always being published. Martin comes across Brissenden---- a socialist and literature genius who is highly critical of the society. Once a time, they participated a socialists

15、assemble and were mistakenly reported as the leader of anarchy. Consequently, they were isolated and besieged, and for Ruth, she broke up with Martin. Brissenden is dead. With the loss of Ruth and Brissenden, Marti

16、n falls into desperate despair. Nonetheless, it is at this very moment when Martin is at end of his rope that his book was published, which makes him rich and famous overnight. Then everyone change their attitudes toward

17、s Martin, including Ruth. Thereupon, he finds the hypocrisy of the upper class and that his dream has not been worth of realizing at all.,Martin Eden,The burst of Martin Eden’s DreamOnce in Martin’s mind, he had a dream

18、 (American Dream) that through his hard work, courage, creativity and determination, he would one day fulfill his dream: climb into the upper society and marry Rose.However, his dream completely bursted after Rose broke

19、 up with him (while informed of his so-called relationship with the socialist party ) and again wanted to be with him (while informed of his fame and wealth ). He unveiled the hypocrisies of the bourgeoisie and felt no p

20、ossibility of returning back (so without a sense of belonging).So despair and depressed, he finally chose suicide to end his life and free himself from everything on earth.,Sister Carrie,Heroine: Caroline Meeber, known

21、 as CarriePlot: Chicago, Drouet, Hurstwood, New York City, actress,Carrie hopes to live a good city life. This can be regarded as her American Dream. She realizes her American Dream at last. But behind all the glories s

22、he’s got, she’s very lonely actually. Good appearance is her only capital. She realizes her American Dream at the cost of her youth and love. American Dream is not only about money and fame but also about mentality.So he

23、r Dream is illusory at fact.,The Great Gatsby,Hero: Jay Gatsby Narrator: Nick Carraway Plot: Gatsby and Daisy , Tom and Daisy, Myrtle, George, killed Gatsby,In the novel, Gatsby’s American Dream is not material possess

24、ion. He only comes into riches so that he can fulfill his true dream---- to reunite with Daisy. However, his pursuit for love eventually turns out to be irony, making him losing everything even at the cost of his life. T

25、here are many reasons resulting in his destiny, mainly the social factor and he himself First, the social factor. The novel has deeply exposed American people’s total depravity as well as cruelty in the materialism socie

26、ty of 1920s. Second, self factor. Gatsby lived in a world where money took priority over moral integrity, which impacted negatively on Gatsby.,Successful examples,Benjamin FranklinAutobiography,George Washington,,Ninety

27、-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.,,Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong ment

28、al attitude. ---- Thomas Jefferson,,You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singlen

29、ess of purpose. ---- Abraham Lincoln,,Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered （成功與失敗并存） by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who nei

30、ther enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight （灰暗的光線）that knows neither victory nor defeat. ---- Theodre Roosevelt,Representative,美國前總統(tǒng)：約翰·肯尼迪;John F. Kennedy,奧巴馬政府的能源部長朱棣文 Diwen Zhu