An Analysis of Carrie's Character in Sister Carrie

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1、《嘉莉妹妹》中嘉莉的人物性格分析AnAnalysisofCarrie'sCharacterinSisterCarrieAbstract:ThisthesiswillmakeabriefinterpretationtosocialcriticismofTheodoreDreiser'sfirstmasterpieceSisterCarrie.Ittellsastoryofagirl,Carrie,whowasreducedfromaninnocentcityimmigranttoacommodity,andfinallytoanactressbytheci

2、tyenvironmentwhichwaspermeatedwithanatmosphereofceaselesscommercialization.Untilnow,SisterCarrieisstillcontroversialbook.AndthethesiswillmainlyanalyseCarrie'scharacter,externalandinternalfactorsaffectingherandthegrowthofherindependentconsciousness.Accordingtothoseanalyses,weknowt

3、hisbookisstillawake-upcallanditssignificanceofsocialcriticismdoesn'tdetractatallwithtimegone.Itisworthwhiletoreadagain.Keywords:Carrie;analysisofcharacter;socialcriticism摘要：这篇论文将对西奥多·德莱塞的第一部代表作《嘉莉妹妹》的社会批判意义做一简要阐述。它讲述的是一个由农村到城市的女孩由生活所迫变为一件待价而沽的商品，最后成为一名演员的故事。至今，这仍然是一部很有争议的书。本文将主要分

4、析嘉莉的性格、影响她的内外因素和她独立意识的成长。通过这些分析，我们清楚地知道这本书仍具有警示作用，并且其社会批判意义并没有随着时间的流逝而有所减损。它值得我们仔细研读并进行反思。关键词：嘉莉；性格分析；社会批判ContentsI.Introduction……………………….…………………………..…….1A.AnintroductiontoAmericanNaturalism……………………………..1B.AnintroductiontoTheodoreDreiser…………………………………1C.AnintroductiontoSisterCarri

5、e…………………………………........2II.LiteratureReview………………………….………………………2III.CausesfortheShapingofCarrie'sDestiny………………………4A.Externalcauses……………………………………........................41.Thesocialreality……………………………………..................42.TheinfluenceofDrouetandHurstwood…………………………...6B.Internalcau

6、ses……………………………………........................71.Herunderstandingoflife……………………………………........72.Hergrowingindependentconsciousness…………………………...9V.Conclusion……………………...………..……….…………………10WorksCited……………………...…………..…….…………………..11I.IntroductionA.AnIntroductiontoAmericanNaturalismWhenitcom

7、estoAmericanNaturalism,wehavetostartwithAmericanRealism,whichisamovementoratrendthatdominatedAmericanliteraturefromthe1860sto1910s.Itistheresultofsocial,political,economicandculturalchanges,oftenconcernedwithsocialandpsychologicalproblems,revealingthefrustrationofcharacterinanenv

8、ironmentofsordidnessanddepravity.Gradual