嘉莉妹妹角色探讨_英语论文

Is Sister Carrie a Successful Woman?

摘要

《嘉莉妹妹》吸引了国内外评论界的关注。长期以来，嘉莉被视为一个心灵丑陋的堕落女性。直到新兴价值观的涌现，读者从不同的角度来解释嘉莉这个角色。此文作者认为，嘉莉并不只追求物质，还将自我重建成一名新女性。此文将阐述嘉莉自我重建的历程，包括自我的形成，挣扎和重建，以探讨嘉莉是否为成功女性。

关键词： 嘉莉；自我；重建；成功

Abstract 

Sister Carrie has caught lots of critical attentions in America and abroad. For a long time Carrie has been considered as a fallen woman with an ugly heart. Until the appearances of many new values, Carrie is interpreted from various perspectives. In my opinion, Carrie has pursued not only material things, but also the self-rebuilding as a New Woman. This thesis investigates her success of building a new self, including the process of formation, struggles and rebuilding of her self, to discuss whether Carrie is a successful woman.

Key words: Carrie; Self; Rebuilding; Success

Contents

Introduction 4

Chapter I The Formation of a Self 7

1.1 From Affiliation to Independence 8

1.2 Job Hunting in Chicago 9

Chapter II Physical and Spiritual Loss of Carrie’s Self 10

Chapter III Inner Struggles of Carrie --Changes in Love 12

Chapter IV Carrie’s Zigzagging Process of Rebuilding of Self 15

4.1 Economical independence 15

4.2 Returning to Physical independence 16

4.3 Carrie’s Pursuit in Art 19

Conclusion 21

References 23