英美文學課嘉莉妹妹presentation中英對照說課材料

英美文學課嘉莉妹妹presentation中英對照TheodoreDreiser(西奧多·德萊塞)BorninIndiana,poor.Firstnovel—SisterCarrie(1900)—wasrejectedforitsrelentlesshonestyinpresentingthetruenatureofAmericanlife.Ledtherebellionofthe1920s,andtherevivalofnaturalisminthe1930s.Dreiserwasenthronedastheguideandpioneerforthelatter-daynaturalists.ItisinDreiser’sworksthatAmericannaturalismissaidtohavecomeofage.Left-oriented--visitedRussiaandwroteDreiserLooksatRussia(1928)andTragicAmerica(1931)—joinedtheCommunistParty.Acontroversialfigure—powerfulinportrayalofthechangingAmericanlife,buthisstyleisconsideredcrude.2作者簡介whoisheTheodoreDreiser

西奧多·德萊塞（1871—1945），美國現(xiàn)代小說的先驅(qū)、現(xiàn)實主義作家之一，他還是一個自然主義者，他的作品貼近廣大人民的生活，誠實、大膽、充滿了生活的激情。

德萊塞出生在印第安納州一個破產(chǎn)的小業(yè)主家庭。童年是在苦難中度過的，中學沒畢業(yè)就去芝加哥獨自謀生。1889年，進入印第安納大學學習，一年后再次輟學。1892年，開始了記者生涯。

他的代表作《嘉莉妹妹》真實再現(xiàn)了當時美國社會，而《美國悲劇》則是德萊賽成就最高的作品，是人們清晰地看到了美國社會的真實情況，“至今依然具有巨大的現(xiàn)實意義?！?西奧多·德萊塞TheodoreDreiser419001911《嘉莉妹妹》的姐妹篇1925描寫了主人公克萊德·格里菲思受到社會上邪惡影響，逐漸蛻變、墮落為兇殺犯、最后自我毀滅的全過程。小說共分三卷。TheFinancier《金融家》1912TheTitan《巨人》1914TheStoic《禁欲者》1947hismajorworks嘉莉妹妹珍妮姑娘美國悲劇欲望三部曲abriefintroductiontosistercarrie5chapter2《嘉莉妹妹》簡介6《嘉莉妹妹》簡介Abriefintroductiontosistercarrie

SisterCarrieisaboutayoungcountrygirlwhomovestothebigcitywhereshestartsrealizingherownAmericanDreambyfirstbecomingamistresstomenthatsheperceivesassuperiorandlaterasafamousactress.

《嘉莉妹妹》描寫了農(nóng)村姑娘嘉莉來到大城市芝加哥尋找幸福，為擺脫貧困，出賣自己的貞操，先后與推銷員和酒店經(jīng)理同居，后又憑美貌與歌喉成為演員的故事。作家以嘉莉為代表深刻揭露了美國資本主義制度對貧苦人民壓榨的殘酷性和資產(chǎn)階級生活方式對小資產(chǎn)階級分子的腐蝕性。Caroline(Carrie)Meeber,theprotagonistofthenovel,travelstoChicagotostaywithhersisterandherbrother-in-law.ThecosmopolitanconsumerworldofChicagoenthrallsher,andsheconstantlywantstobuythings.Herfirstjobisalow-paid,arduouspositioninafactory.Whenshelosesherjob,hersisterandbrother-in-lawcannotsupporther,soshebecomesCharlieDrouet'smistress.Afterward,shebecomesinfatuatedwithanotherman,GeorgeHurstwood.CarrieandHurstwoodruntoNewYork,wheretheydiscoverthatmarriedlifeisfarlessexcitingthantheiraffair.CarrieleavesHurstwoodbecausehefailstoprovideherwiththelavishlifeshewants.Shebecomesafamous,high-paidactressinNewYorkCity.嘉莉：嘉莉原本只是一個渴望見世面，心地非常單純的姑娘。在開往芝加哥的火車上，在她的心中還幻想著以后可以回到故鄉(xiāng)。可是殘酷的現(xiàn)實開始讓她學會了虛偽與做作。但是我們不能夠說嘉莉無恥，在被杜洛埃騙上床之后，嘉莉還渴望杜洛埃能夠與她結(jié)婚。嘉莉無疑是向往更高的生活層次，所以一步步的抓住機會，努力向上爬。最終嘉莉的成功，可以視為原則不得不向社會現(xiàn)實妥協(xié)的表現(xiàn)。7CarriemaincharactersCharlieDrouetisacharming,flashysalesmanwithastrongappetiteforromance.Althoughheiswarm-hearted,henevertakesanyofhisromanticaffairsseriously.HeprovidesCarriewithaplacetostayaftersheisforcedtostoplivingwithhersister;healsopromisestomarryher,butheneverreallyintendsonfollowingthrough.HelosesCarrietoHurstwoodandthen,yearslater,aftershehasbecomeafamousactress,triesunsuccessfullytowinherback.杜洛埃：一個普通的推銷員，憑借著手段，將嘉莉誘騙。但是最終愛上了嘉莉，可是嘉莉已經(jīng)和赫斯特伍德私奔了。一個花花公子而已，許多單純的姑娘就是在這種誘惑當中迷失了自己。8CharlieDrouetmaincharacters9themanagerofFitzgeraldandMoy's,asalooninChicago.Atthebeginningofthenovel,heisawealthy,importantman.HefallsinlovewithCarrieaftermeetingherthroughDrouet.HetellsCarriethathelovesher,buthefailstomentionthatheismarried.AfterhiswifediscovershisaffairwithCarrieandfilesfordivorce,hestealstenthousanddollarsfromFitzgeraldandMoy'sandfleeswithCarrietoMontreal.There,hemarriesherbeforehisdivorcewithJuliaiscomplete.AlthoughhekeepshistheftasecretfromCarrie,heisdiscoveredbyaninvestigatorandrequiredtoreturnmostofthemoneyinordertoprotecthisreputation.InNewYork,Hurstwoodslowlydescendsintoapathyandpoverty.AfterCarrieleaveshim,hebecomesahomelessbeggarandeventuallycommitssuicide.GeorgeHurstwood

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赫斯特伍德：赫斯特伍德本質(zhì)上只是一個紈绔子弟，雖然事業(yè)成功，但是家庭并不美滿。與妻子和子女深有隔閡。雖近在咫尺，心靈卻遠在天涯。于是開始厭倦一成不變的生活，渴望新的刺激,嘉莉的出現(xiàn)只是一個導火索，激發(fā)了赫斯特伍德的情欲。不過在赫斯特伍德逃到紐約之后，他還是感到了后悔，終日沉淪于煙花柳巷，并且喪失了對生活的信心，在嘉莉離開了他之后。最終選擇了自殺。赫斯特伍德maincharactersMinnieisCarrie'soldersister.Sheandherhusband,Hanson,believeinhardworkandfrugalspending,mostlybecausetheyaretoopoortodootherwise.HansonandhiswifeMinnieareCarrie'sfirsthostsinChicago.Hansonisaquiet,sternmanwhodisapprovesofCarrie'swhimsicalnature.11Minnieand

HansonmaincharactersJuliaHurstwood

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Hurstwood'sfirstwife.Sheisvindictiveandextremelyjealous,andshefilesfordivorceafterdiscoveringHurstwood'sinfatuationwithCarrie.JessicaHurstwood,GeorgeandJulia'sdaughter,whoshareshermother'saspirationstosocialstatus.GeorgeHurstwood,Jr,GeorgeandJulia'sson.TheVances,awealthymerchantandhiswife,wholiveinthesamebuildingasHurstwoodandCarrieinNewYorkCity.RobertAmes,Mrs.Vance'scousinfromIndiana,ahandsomeyoungscholarwhomCarrieregardsasamaleideal.LolaOsborne,achorusgirlCarriemeetsduringatheatreproductioninNewYork,whoencouragesCarrietobecomeherroommate.12othercharactersWisconsin威斯康辛州(herhometown)Chicago芝加哥(Carrie;hersisterandbrother-in-law;Drouet;Hurstwood)Montreal蒙特利爾(Carrie,Hurstwood)NewYork紐約(Carrie,Hurstwood)13fourplaces《