存在主义视角下《嘉莉妹妹》中嘉莉的悲剧命运解读分析研究 英语学专业VIP免费

AcknowledgmentsFirstandforemost,IwouldliketoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoLiYahong,mysupervisor,forhiscontinuoussupportandhelpfulinstruction,forhisvaluableandconstructiveadvicethroughthedevelopmentofmythesis.Withouthisgenerousinstructionandpainstakingrevision,thethesiswouldhaveneverbeenfinished.IwishtoexpressmysinceregratitudetoalltheprofessorsandteachersintheCollegeofForeignLanguages.Theyhavegivenmegenerousinstructionandkindencouragementduringmystudy.Andtheirinspiringguidancewillcontinuetohaveaprofoundimpactonmystudyandmywork.Specialthanksshouldbegiventomyfamilyfortheirsupportformeduringalltheseyears.Deeplove,continuoussupportandexpectationarealwaysmystrongestbackbonewheneverIamconfrontedwiththechallengesinmystudyandlife.AbstractTheodoreDreiserisoneoftheoutstandingAmericanrealisticwriters,whopublishedhisfirstsuccessfulnovelSisterCarriein1900.TheodoreDreiserrelatesastoryofCarrie’srisefromapoorcountrygirltoafamousactressinhismasterpieceSisterCarrie.ThenovelsetstheAmericanmetropolisattheturnofthe19thcenturyandthe20thcenturyasbackground.Atthistime,theUnitedStateswasundergoingtremendouschanges,theprocessofindustrializationhadchangedpeople’swayoflifeandhadchangedpeople’sideasandmoralconcepts.Atthattime,people’sidealsandmoralvalueshadbeenseriouslydistorted,andpeople’ssuccesswasnotthroughhardworktoget,andtheyblindlysoughtmoney.Especiallyforwomen,theirbodieswerethebestmeanstogainsuccess.TheheroineCarrieofthenovel,astheweakestwomaninthebottomofsociety,shewasinevitablytemptedbythesocietyofupholdingmoneyandmaterialism;andshewaspersecutedbytheincreasinglymaterializedandcommercializedsociety.Insuchadarksociety,inordertosurvive,Carriehadtostepbysteptocompromisetothesocialreality,andhadtosellherbodiesandsouls.Later,shesucceededbychance,butyetshehadnothepleasureofsuccess,andshewouldneverfeelthesenseofhappiness.Sheisasuccessfulloser.ThispaperanalyzesCarrie’stragicfatefromtheperspectiveofexistentialismandaimstousetheimportantconceptsofexistentialismtointerpretCarrie’slifeexperiencesandfurtherexplorethecauseofCarrie’slifetragedy.Thestudyrevealsthatpeoplecannotgetrealhappinessinthemoney-orientedsociety.Keywords:tragedy;existentialism;absurd;freedomofchoice;therelationshipwithotherpeople摘要西奥多•德莱塞是美国杰出的自然主义作家之一，1900年发表的《嘉莉妹妹》是他的成名作。《嘉莉妹妹》讲述了一位农村女孩到城市谋生最后成为名演员的故事。小说以19世纪初二十世纪末的美国大都市为背景。此时的美国正经历着巨大的变革，工业化的进程改变了人们的生活方式，也改变了人们的思想和道德观念。在那个时代人们的思想和道德观都发生了严重的扭曲，人们的成功不是通过辛勤劳动来获得，而是盲目的追求金钱。尤其是对于女人来说，自己的身体是获得成功的最好手段。小说的女主人公嘉莉，作为那个时代生活在社会最底层的弱女子，不可避免地被那个物欲横流的社会所诱惑，被那个日益物化和商品化的社会所迫害。在这样的一个黑暗社会里，嘉莉为了生存，不得不一步步向社会现实妥协，不得不出卖自己的身体和灵魂。后来一个偶然的机会她成功了，然而她却没有成功该有的喜悦，她也永远体会不到幸福的感觉。她是一个成功的失败者。本文从存在主义角度分析嘉莉的悲剧命运，探究存在主义哲学的重要概念在她的悲惨的人生经历中的体现以及她的命运悲剧的原因。本研究揭示了以金钱为中心的社会中人们不可能得到真正的幸福。关键词：悲剧；存在主义；荒诞；自由选择；与他人关系Contents云南民族大学毕业论文(设计)原创性声明......iAcknowledgements..........................................................