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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