论《嘉莉妹妹》中嘉莉与赫斯特伍德太太的新女性特质_英语论文

Analysis of New Feminine Characteristics of Carrie and Mrs. Hurstwood in Sister Carrie

摘要

《嘉莉妹妹》是美国作家德莱塞创作的第一部小说，也是美国文学史上最著名的作品之一，其中的自然主义、消费主义及女性主义等得到了广泛研究。德莱塞被誉为美国伟大的自然主义作家。

《嘉莉妹妹》创作于1899年。19世纪末的美国，自由资本主义蓬勃发展并进入兴盛时期，美国从一个以农业为主的社会变成了一个以城市为中心的社会。都市成为了年轻人追求的场所，嘉莉妹妹就是其中的一员。而随着美国资本主义的飞速发展和经济的繁荣，丰富物质刺激着消费。这种消费意识形态削弱了传统道德标准，诱发了一些新的特质的出现。

以往对《嘉莉妹妹》这部作品的研究都建立在批判嘉莉或是同情嘉莉的基础上，同时也忽略了赫斯特伍德太太的角色。本文重点对嘉莉和赫斯特伍德太太两者的新女性特质进行阐述，分析两者的共同点，并解释两者新女性特质的成因。

关键词: 西奥多·德莱塞；嘉莉；新女性特质 

Abstract

Sister Carrie is the first novel written by Theodore Dreiser, which is also one of the most famous works in the history of American Literature. Naturalism, consumerism and feminism in this book have been studied widely. Theodore Dreiser is known as the greatest American Naturalistic writer.

Sister Carrie was written in 1899. At the end of the 19th century, in America, liberal capitalism developed quickly and entered the thriving period. America became the urban-centered society rather than specialize in agriculture. The city became the pursuit of young people, and Carrie was also one of them. With the quick development of American capitalism and prosperous economy, abundant materials stimulated consumption, which weakened the traditional standard of morality and induced the appearance of some new characteristics.

The former studies about this book are mostly based on criticizing or sympathizing Carrie, ignoring the role of Mrs. Hurstwood. Therefore, this article will analyze the new feminine characteristics of Carrie and Mrs. Hurstwood, and tries to find out the common points between them and the reasons for the formation of their new feminine characteristics.

Keywords: Theodore Dreiser  Carrie  new feminine characteristics 

Contents

Acknowledgements I

Abstract II

摘要 III

Chapter One Introduction 1

1.1 Introduction to Theodore Dreiser 1

1.2 Introduction to Sister Carrie 2

1.3 Literature Review 3

Chapter Two New Female 5

2.1 Definition 5

2.2 Characteristics 5

Chapter Three Analysis of New Feminine Characteristics of Carrie and Mrs. Hurstwood in Sister Carrie 7

3.1 New Feminine Characteristics of Carrie 7

3.1.1 Independent and Tough 7

3.1.2 Rational and Intelligent 8

3.1.3 Optimistic and Ambitious 8

3.2 New Feminine Characteristics of Mrs. Hurstwood 9

3.2.1 Rational and Intelligent 10

3.2.2 Independent and Tough 10

Chapter Four Reasons for Formation of New Feminine Characteristics 11

4.1 Reasons for Formation of Carrie’s New Feminine Characteristics 11

4.2 Reasons for Formation of Mrs. Hurstwood’s New Feminine Characteristics 12

Chapter Five Conclusion 13

References 14