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英语论文最终的
毕业论文
毕业论文题目:
AnanalysisofClyde’sBroken
AmericanDream
学生姓名:
郭晓辰
学号:
200901534213
院(系):
外国语学院英语系
专业:
双学位科技英语
班级:
091
指导教师姓名:
杨道云
指导教师职称:
教授
起止时间:
2012年11月—2013年5月
(外国语学院制表)
SCHOOLOFFOREIGNLANGUAGES
ZhongyuanUniversityofTechnology
AnanalysisofClyde’BrokenAmericanDream
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AnanalysisofClyde’sBrokenAmericanDream
Abstract:
Americandream,whichdrivedoftheBritishcolonialdaysintheUnitedStates,developedinthe19thcentury.Itisakindofbeliefthatanyonecanachieveidealsaslongastheystruggleforit.ThispapermainlyanalyzesthecharacteroftheheroClydeforhisAmericandreaminAnAmericanTragedy,thenrevealsamoreprofoundhistoricalbackgroundandpracticalsignificanceofpeople’spursuitofAmericadream.Furthermore,thepaperanalyzestheinspirationgotfromAmericandreamtoChina’sdream,.Atlast,thepaperinterpretstheChina’sdreamandconcernsaboutwhatcanwedoformeetingourtargets.
KeyWords:
TheodoreDreiser;Clyde;AnAmericanTragedy;
thebreakingofAmericandream;China’sdream
分析克莱德破灭的美国梦
摘要:
美国梦,起源于美国英属殖民时期,在19世纪得到了发展。
它是一种信念,在美国,只要经过艰苦的奋斗任何人都可以实现自己的理想。
该论文主要通过《美国悲剧》这部小说来分析男主人公克莱德美国梦的产生以及破灭,接着揭示了时代背景以及人物追求梦想的现实意义,分析了美国梦对中国梦的启发。
最后阐释了中国梦的含义,并讨论了当代中国人为了实现梦想应如何去做。
关键词:
德莱塞;克莱德;《美国悲剧》;美国梦的破灭;中国梦
Contents
1IntroductiontotheauthorandAnAmericanTragedy1
2Americandream.2
2.1TheriseofAmericandream2
2.2ThefailureofAmericandream.2
2.3TheinfluenceofAmericandreaminsocietyandlife.3
3Clyde’sbrokenAmericandream.3
3.1HispursuitofAmericandream.3
3.2HisbrokenAmericandream.4
4Thereasonsforhisfailure4
4.1Thesocialfactors5
4.2Thepersonalfactors5
5TheinspirationofAmericandreamformodernChina’sdream.6
6Conclusion7
References8
Acknowledgments9
AnanalysisofClyde’BrokenAmericanDream
1IntroductiontotheauthorandAnAmericanTragedy
AnAmericanTragedyisoneoftheauthor’sexcellentclassicsnovels.Itisaclassicofthe20thcenturyAmericannovel.TheodoreDreiserisregardedasoneofthebestAmericanrealisticnovelistsofthefirsthalfcentury.AnAmericanTragedynarratedthatClydewhowasthesonofapoorpriestforchasingmoneybutatlastdegeneratedintoadeliberatemurderer.Itnotonlyrevealedtheseriousconsequencesofinflatedself-interestbutalsoexposedtheAmericanlifestyleaboutthesincorrosiontoxiceffectsofmoneyfirstforhuman.TheU.S.systemwillallgotoseesomeofthecausesoftheindividual,butunabletoproviderealsolutions.SohewasthefirstwriterwhocriticizedthefutilityoftheAmericanDreaminthenovelsodrastically.AfterhimthereweresomeotherfamouswriterswhoalsodepictedthefutilityoftheAmericanDream,amongwhomwereFaulkner,Hemingway,Steinbeck,Bellowetc.AndheshowedanactualAmericansocietywhichwasgovernedbymoney,desireandindividualismtothereaders.(Mao,1998).HehadanenormousinfluenceonAmericanliteratureduringthefirstquarterofthecentury.Ofcourse,AnAmericanTragedyalsohadagreatimpactontheeraandpeople’sthought.ItwasonceconsideredtobethemostinfluentialnovelintheAmericanhistory.Dreisersufferedthepainofpovertyandignorance.Inhischildhood,duringthatbittercareer,theexperiencesareallincludedinAnAmericanTragedyatthebeginningofchapters.Outofhispassions,contradictionsandsufferings,hewrenchedtheartthatwashissalvationfromthehungersanddepressionsthatrackedhim.Itwasnowonderthatheelevatedthecreativeprincipletogodheadandencouragedbyword,exampleandtruthfulexpressioninothers.Thereforehewasthefirstwarriortotastethetomatoinhistimesandalsoheclearedthewayforthesuccessors.
2Americandream
2.1TheriseofAmericandream
RelatedresearchathomeandabroadontheburstingoftheAmericandream.ThehistoryoftheAmericanDreambeganwiththemayflower300yearsago,whenimmigrantsfromEnglandcametoMarylandonthemayflowertocrosstheAtlanticocean,lookingforapieceofthepuritans.TheAmericanDreamhasstartedquietlylikebudintheUnitedStatestoeverypersonaroundtheworld,aslongasyouworkhardanyonecanrealizehisdream.Edisonrelyonhispersonalinventionandfoundedthegeneralelectriccompany.TheRockefelleroftheoilmadetheMorganbankandinventedtheautoproductionline.Theircommonfeaturesarepovertybutthroughhardworkfinallystartedhisvastbusinessandbecomealegend.
2.2ThefailureofAmericandream
WhatistherealpowerbehindtheAmericandream?
Somehistoriansbelieve,isthethirstforwealthandbenefits.EarlyEuropeanimmigrantsoftheUnitedStatesbelieveintheequalityofpoliticalrightsandreligious.ButthemigrantsdidnotformacommonfeatureoftheAmericanDream,someofthemaretogetridofthepersecutionoftheoldworldandbuildthemountaincityaccordingtotheirowncreedworshipofGod.Somepeopleinordertofindavirgintoachievetheirownpoliticalandeconomicideals;somepeopleinordertofindthelegendarygoldenstatetogetrichorbeengagedinspeculationandextortion.Whilemorepeoplewillbetoilehomeandcraftendlessinordertogetridofpoverty.However,infact,thisclassicAmericandreammodehasalotoffalsityevenduringtheperiodofthefrontier.Theoretically,therewardshouldbecompletelyattributedtohardwork,frugalityandluck.Infact,ifpeoplewanttoberewarded,itoftenreliesoncunningandruthless.BymeansofbrutalandcompletelyvillainactsinAmericancapitalismespeciallytherapiddevelopmentofindustrializationandgraduallyenterthemonopolystageofcapitalism.Ifyoureallywanttobecomewealthyandincreaseyoursocialstatus,thelargeseedcapitalandeconomicisthekeyfactor.
Today,Americanpoliticsarealsoevolvedintothegameofmoney.Gradually,TheAmericandreamwhichwasfullofpositivecoloreverbegantoburstandevengonebad.
2.3TheinfluenceofAmericandreaminsocietyandlife
AmericanDreamisauniqueculturalphenomenoninAmericansocietyandculture.Ontheonehand,theAmericandreampreacheddemocracy,freedom,equalitybeliefs,nationalspirit,andtheideaoftoleranceintheprocessofsocialdevelopmentintheUnitedStates.Itplayedarolewhichcannotbeignored,itmadesomepositiveinfluence,Ontheotherhand,Americandreamshockedsomanyindividuals.
Everyonebelievesthatiftheyworkhard,theycanfinishwhattheywishtodo.SoatthetimeintheUnitedState,everythingisfullofcompetitionevenbattle.GraduallytheAmericandreamfadeintoanegativethought.
3Clyde’sbrokenAmericandream
3.1HispursuitofAmericandream
TheheroClydeinAnAmericanTragedyisatragicoftheculturalcontext.Heisthemainherointhework.Hewasofhumbleoriginandhisfamilywaspoor.Whenhewas12yearold,hewasashamedoftheirownfamilyandbegantoenvyoftherichandbigspenders.Whenhewasyoung,hehasdeterminedthathewouldcatcheveryopportunitytoberichandneverletanychancetogo.(Shen,1999.9)Whenhewas16yearold,hehasbeentheVictoriaJohnsonhotelwaiter.Heearnedmoremoneythanthefamily,butheusedthemoneytodebaucherybutwouldneverdeliveredbreadathomeorworryaboutthemotherandhelphissisterintrouble.Afterthecaraccident,hecametoChicago,hisunclegavehimthechancetochangethefate.WhenhefacedhisbestingratiationthenseekingtheRegalfemaleSangTelaandthepregnantordinaryworkerLuoBeida,whathehasconsideredwashisownmoney,socialstatusandthedreamofabetterfuture.ThefactswashedidhisutmosttogetSangTelaandgetridofLuoBeida.SoagainheusedthephishingscamstomakeLuoBeidadrowninganddeadinordertoachievehisevilattempt.
3.2HisbrokenAmericandream
Butatlast,Clydeeventuallywasarrestedandwasbroughttoelectrocution.HebecamethevictimofspeculationofthetwopartiesandthejudiciaryintheUnitedStateswhichuseitsvigorouslypoliticalcase.Hesometimesreachedhisso-calledideal,butitwasjustaflashinthepanorashortvanityandambitiontomeethimself.Usingthedespicablemeanstoachievethepurpose,anditfinallycanonlybeshatteredandcouldnotlastlong.However,hisshattereddreamistheembodimentofjusticeonearth.Ifsuchadreamcanbelong-lasting,lifewillnotbefair.Thisburstofdreamisalsoatopicprominentandperformance.
4Thereasonsforhisfailure
Obviously,Clyde’ssadexperienceisthetragedyofthesocialsystemandwayoflifeintheUnitedStates.(Wang,2008.3)Clyde,whowasavictimoftheunderclassGreencapitalistsocietyfashionandlifestyleincompletelygangrenousyears,hewasbutalsoacoldandcruelvictimizers.Infactheknewthattheirowndestinycouldonlyrelyonthemselvestochange.Youcouldchangethefateofthehumiliationbymeansofmoneytoenjoytheluxuryandhumandignityandrights.Hebelievedthateverymanforhimselfoutwittingphilosophicalprinciplesandcreedoflife,sotherichandpoorgapofclimbingdistortedhispsychologicalspiritandhumanity
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