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Abstract AmericanDream originated from the philosophy of European Puritan, which was an idealstate of mind, and advocated that everyone could achieve success through theirown efforts. However, then American society had entered the industrializationstage, when American dream people held was quite different from the originalthinking. The paper discusses and explores American dream and morality at thattime by means of analyzing the protagonist. Firstly,it discusses the background of Sister 内容来自www.paper51.com Key Words: American dream; morality;abnormal change http://www.paper51.com 摘 要 http://www.paper51.com 美国梦是欧洲清教的思想理念，它是一种理想的精神状态，宣扬人人都可以通过自己的努力取得成功，但是当时的美国社会已经进入工业化阶段，这一时期人们认为的美国梦与最初清教徒宣扬的思想有很多不和谐之处，本文正是通过对《嘉莉妹妹》中主人公的分析来探讨那一时期的美国梦和人们的道德观。文章首先探讨，《嘉莉妹妹》这部著作的背景；接着分析美国梦的定义以及美国梦在这部小说的体现，此章为本文论述的重点，另外本文通过分析小说主人公为了实现美国梦所付出的代价，折射出美国梦所代表的理想对美国社会所产生的影响，使人们的道德观产生了一种畸形变化，崇拜物质享受而忽视了精神健康。 http://www.paper51.com 关键词：美国梦；道德观；畸形变化 copyright paper51.com Contents 内容来自www.paper51.com Statement ofAuthorship........................................................................................................ⅰ copyright paper51.com Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………...............ii paper51.com
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摘要………………………………………………………………………………..................iv 内容来自www.paper51.com Ⅰ.Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….1 copyright paper51.com Ⅱ.Social Background and Analysis of Sister Carrie…………………………....................2 http://www.paper51.com A. Social Background………………………………………………………………...............2 内容来自www.paper51.com B. Analysis of Sister Carrie……………………………………………………….………….4 内容来自www.paper51.com Ⅲ. TheDefinition of American Dream andEmbodimentof American Dream in Sister Carrie ………………………………………………………………………………………5 copyright paper51.com A. The Definition of American Dream…………………………………………………….....5 http://www.paper51.com
B. Embodiment of American Dream in Sister Carrie ……………………………………......6 copyright paper51.com
1. Marriage Motivation --Internal Driving Force for Achieving Dream……………………6 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com
2. Living Condition and Value Orientation—Means of Achieving Dream…………...........6 内容来自www.paper51.com 3. Fate and Destination—Disillusion of Dream.....................................................................9 内容来自www.paper51.com Ⅳ. SisterCarrie’s Moral Bankruptcy in Realization Process of American Dream.....10 内容来自www.paper51.com A. The Mistress Driven by Money …………………………………………………………10 paper51.com B. Marriage with Wealthy Protection ……………………………………………................11 http://www.paper51.com C. Emptiness after Real “Success” …………………………………………………………11 paper51.com Ⅴ.Enlightenments for College Students..............................................................................11 paper51.com Ⅵ. Conclusions.......................................................................................................................12 copyright paper51.com
References…………………………………………………………………………………...14 copyright paper51.com Ⅰ. Introduction paper51.com Whatis the “American dream”? Benjamin Franklin, the most representative of thespirit of capitalism in the 18th century in America, once defined the “AmericanDream” as such， “the American Dream is that peopleacquire their dream by hard work and honest business in the United States” (Chang Yaoxin, 1990).However, with changing times, the development of capitalism and consumerism isprevalent in American society. The original good American Dream was distortedinto a dream of unscrupulously acquiring wealth. Some historians have suggestedthat the American Dream is the unlimited desire and chase for wealth. copyright paper51.com Sister Carrie mainly describes Carriehow to change from the girl who from an unknown country, walk into a well-knowncity and become the famous female star in America, and Sister Carrie’semotional entanglements with three men. Sister Carrie status in the eyes of thethree men is obvious. There were not real sense of love between Carrie andthese men. For them, Carrie was more like a furnishings, a vase, andembellishment which could bring them joy and vanity. For Carrie, the three ofthe men who related have no difference from the paving stones which paved thesuccess way for Carrie and were stamped into the lowest level of society afterbeing used. For Sister Carrie herself, finally, though she had the money, herheart was still empty. Painstakingly pursued the American dream did not bringher any happiness. paper51.com Asis known that American Dream was originated from the philosophy of EuropeanPuritan, it was an ideal state of life at the beginning; however, after the Americaentered into the industrialization stage, American dream was changing from theoriginal thinking of it. Based on this, the paper discusses and exploresAmerican dream and morality at that time by means of analyzing the definitionof American dream and embodiment of American dream in Sister Carrie. Firstly, the background of Sister Carrie will be introduced, and then the definition of theAmerican dream and the embodiment of American dream in the novel will bediscussed, and then is the analysis of Sister Carrie’s moral bankruptcy inrealization process of American dream. At last but not least, the paper involvesan Enlightments for college students. Besides, this paper gives a cleardiscussion about the abnormal change for people’s morality when they pursuetheir dreams, and worships material comforts while ignoring mental health. 内容来自论文无忧网 www.paper51.com |