摘要

《嘉莉妹妹》是美国现代主义作家德莱塞创作的重要的长篇小说之一。本文旨在研究作品中嘉莉妹妹先后做出的四次选择，从这四次选择中看出德莱塞的女性观以及分析影响女性观的因素。

关键词：嘉莉妹妹；选择；女性观；影响因素；悲剧

Contents

摘要 i

Abstract ii

1. Introduction 5

2. Demonstration 6

2.1 The choices of life 6

2.1.1 A common life or a challenging life 6

2.1.2 Giving up halfway or facing difficulties directly 6

2.1.3 Rich life or upper life 7

2.1.4 Sinking into material life or exploring spiritual life 8

2.2 Dreiser’s view of women through Carrie’s choices 9

2.2.1 Negation of traditional view of women 9

2.2.2 Affirmation of new women 9

2.2.3 The contradition between two views on women 10

2.3 Factors that contribute to Dreiser’s view of women 11

2.3.1 Fron author’s social experience 11

2.3.2 From author’s life experience 12

3. Conclusion 13

Works Cited 14

Bibliography 15