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1、DreiserandhisJennieGerhardtIntroductionDreiserwasafamousrealisticwriterduringthelaststageofthe19thcenturyandthebeginningof20thcenturyinAmerica;hewasanaturalisticpioneerandimportantrepresentationinAmerica.HewasborninaGermanemigrantfamilyinIndianaofAmerica.Hisfatherwasabank
2、ruptweaver;theincomewastoomeagertokeepapopulousfamily.Hischildhoodspentinhungerandthirst.Hisfatherwasaverypiouscatholicandoftentookcanonstodemandseriouslyandrestrainhischildren.Althoughhismotherhadnoknowledge,shewaskind,gentleandsoft.InDreiser’smemory,hismotherhadasweetan
3、dgentleheart,kindandaffablesmile,natural,understandableabilities,patienceandakindlyheart.Ontreatingtheattitudeofhisfarther,Dreiseralwaysthoughtthathisover-piousreligiontendencywasthepoorsourceoftheirfamily.Althoughhisfathercouldmakechildrenobeyhimbyusingfather’sauthority,
4、hecouldnotmakethemcompletelyconvinced.Consequently,whenDreiser’sbrothersandsistershadbeengrown-ups,theyallseparatedandwentdifferentwaystotheirfatherandrebelledagainsttheirfather.Thefailedfamilylifewithattachmentandsympathytomotherandcomplaining,evenhatingtofatherallhadref
5、lectedinDreiser’ssecondnovelJennieGerhardt.JennieGerhardtdescribesJenniewhoisapoorgirlandlivesinabigcity.TheGerhardtisapopulousfamilysothatitisdifficultbecausethefamilyonlydependsonfather’smeagerwages.Astheelderdaughterinsevenchildren,Jennieandmothergotoahoteltodooddjobst
6、ohelpfamily.So,sheknowsBranderwhoisasenatorandlivesinthehotel.Stemmingfromthegratefulnessofashortwhile,Jennievowsherselftohim.JenniehasalreadybeenpregnantafterBranderdied.UprightOldGerhardtcannottoleratehisdaughter’sdisgracefulbehaviorsothatJennieisdrivenoutfromfamily.Aft
7、erherdaughterhasbeenborn,Jenniecomestoawell-to-dofamilyasa14maidandmeetstheprofligatesonofarich-Lester.LesterismovedemotionallybyJennie’sinnocenceandbeautifulappearance.Theyhavelivedtogetherhappilyforyears.But,asthepressuresfromfamilyandsociety,LesterhastogiveupJennieandg
8、obacktohissociety.Later,LesterhasgottenmarriedwithafemalefriendwhosestatusisequaltoLester.AfterJ