美国梦下的社会转型——西奥多·德莱赛的小说《嘉莉妹妹》

摘要

In the transformation of the social transformation period, Theodore Dreiser wrote the first novel "Sister Carrie" that is like a spring thunder exploding the whole American society. Just as it comes to be published, in which the hero of the novel Sister Carrie becomes a controversial figure. This article mainly analysis through the text of Sister Carrie how to pursuit her own "American dream" and the social transformation under the "American dream",in order to explore the human desire.%在美国社会转型期,西奥多?德莱赛的第一部小说《嘉莉妹妹》犹如一颗春雷炸响整个美国社会.一经问世颇受关注,其中小说的主人公嘉莉妹妹更是一个备受争议的人物.通过文本分析嘉莉妹妹如何追寻实现自己的"美国梦"以及"美国梦"下的社会转型,来探讨人性欲望.