嘉莉妹妹的悲剧人生——城市中的自我实现和迷失的灵魂AcknowledgementsThisthesiswouldnothavebeencompletedwithoutnumerouspeople’sinvaluablehelpandsupport.Towhom,Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoshowmyheart-feltgratitude.Firstly,aprofoundacknowledgementshouldbeshowntomysupervisorMr.ZhangBiao,duringtheprocessofthesiswriting,whosuppliedmewithreferencematerialsofgreatvalue,whopatientlyreadandrevisedmydraftforseveraltimesandwhogavemekindencouragement,usefulinstructionandsuggestions.Besides,IextendmythankstoProfessorLiQiangandeveryteacherwhohashelpedmewithusefulsuggestionsandcomments.Myimmensethanksalsogotothestudentswhowillinglycompletedthequestionnairesandmyfriendswhosupportedmeinthedatacollectionprocess.Finally,I’dliketogivemysincerethankstomyparentsandtheteacherswhotaughtmeinmyundergraduatestudyyears.iAbstractTheodoreDreiserwascalled"thefirstAmericanwritertodescribethetragedyofhumanalienationasaresultoftheintensificationofurbanizationandsocialpressures."AsDreiser'sfirstnovel,SisterCarriewaswrittenatthebeginningofthe20thcentury,whentheUnitedStateswasinanimportantperiodoftransitionfromagriculturalcivilizationtoindustrialcivilization.Therearealotofsimilaritiesbetweentoday'sChinaandtheUnitedStatesofthattime.Withtherapiddevelopmentofurbanizationandindustrialization,therichmaterialsupplystimulatedconsumptionandcontributedtopeople'sdesireandworshipformoney.Theproduction-basedideologyisgraduallyreplacedbyconsumerideology,thisconsumerideologyemphasizesthematerialandconsumption,andithasbroughtdifferentpeopletodifferenteffects.Ontheonehand,itmakessomepeopleworkhardtogetthelifethattheywantto.Ontheotherhand,itweakensthethrift,saving,self-controlandothertraditionalmoralstandardsofsomepeople.Thethesisisdividedintofourparts.Thefirstpartisintroduction.Firstofall,thispartelaboratestheprocessofthetopicselectionbasedonthebackgroundofSisterCarrie.Second,itintroducessimplythemethodologyofthispaper.Atlast,itsketchesthesignificanceoftheresearchcontactwiththerapiddevelopmentofurbanizationinChina.Thesecondpartisliteraturereview.Firstofall,itdescribesthesituationofforeignresearchbysomeexamples;Secondly,itdescribesthestatusofdomesticresearchthroughsomeexamples;Finally,itanalyzestheperspectiveofthistopiccombinedwithliteratureandreality.iiThethirdpartisthemainbody.Atfirst,itintroducestheCarrie'sgeneralexperienceaftercomingthecityandanalyzesthatherdesireformaterialincityresultingingreatchangesinherpsychologyandlife.Inthisprocess,whatisshegetsandloses.Secondly,itdiscussestheimbalancesofeconomicdevelopmentbetweenChina'surbanandruralareas,andthenintroducesrespectivelyalargenumberofyoungpeoplegetthepositiveandnegativeimpactaftercomingtocity.Thefourthpartissummary.DreiserprojectedhiscityexperiencetotheworkSisterCarrie.Thisworkcangiveusmorethinkingandinspirationofnewpracticalsignificancethroughtheperspectiveonthedualinfluenceofcitylifeonpeopletoanalyzetheclassicwork.Atpresent,manyyoungpeoplecometothecityfromthecountrysideandareeagertohaveabetterlifewhichisdrivenbytheprocessofurbanization.Becauseofthelivingenvironmentandpressure,someofthemhavelowerethicalstandardslikeCarrieandconstantlylosethemselvesinthedesireofthecity,andeventuallytheirlivesbecomeatragedy.However,thereareagroupofpeoplewithdreamstoadheretothebeginningoftheheartandadheretothepuresoul,andtheyturnthepressureintomotivation.Finallygetthesuccessoflif...
