英语毕业论文085从美国迷惘的一代看当今中国年轻人的生活.docx

1、英语毕业论文085从美国迷惘的一代看当今中国年轻人的生活从美国“迷惘的一代”看当今中国年轻人的生活Analysis of Todays Chinese Youth Through “The Lost Generation” in AmericaAbstractNowadays, the Chinese youth are considered as “The Lost Generation”, and they are being criticized by the elders all day, because they do a lot of perverse things just li

2、ke “The Lost Generation” in America which the elders cannot understand. Many of todays Chinese youth do things to oppose the tradition, they are becoming more and more indifferent and apathetic and their desire of becoming famous is stronger than ever before. It seems that they are very happy and th

3、ey do not care about anything, but actually, they are dissatisfied with their life and the society and suffering a lot in their hearts. But few people know about this and understand them. Nowadays, getting a house and a satisfactory job are so difficult; in the acquisitive society, money becomes mor

4、e important than ever before and money worship is becoming more and more popular; there are unfair phenomena here and there in the society, which make people hopeless; the lack of honesty makes people difficult to trust each other, which results in the feeling of insecurity of people; and people are

5、 becoming indifferent and apathetic. The social environment influences peoples life deeply, so the Chinese youth need a good social environment. But, people themselves are the most important factor. So, the Chinese youth must do something to help themselves, too. This paper is to talk about the life

6、 of todays Chinese youth by making a comparison with “The Lost Generation” in America, and the methods of improving the situation.Key WordsComparison; life; dissatisfaction; pressure; society摘要当今中国年轻一代被不少人称作“迷惘的一代”，他们也不断地受到老一辈人的批评， 因为他们就像美国一战后的“迷惘的一代”一样，行为另类，而他们的行为是老一辈人所不能理解的。现在很多中国年轻人做出很多反传统的事情；变得越

7、来越冷漠和麻木；成名的愿望空前强烈。表面上他们逍遥快活，好像对什么事情都漠不关心，但实际上他们对自己的生活和社会都很不满意，内心也很痛苦。但是没有多少人知道这一切，也没有多少人能够理解他们。现在，买一套房子和找到一份满意的工作非常困难；在这个物欲横流的社会里，金钱似乎变得无比重要，拜金主义也变得非常流行；社会上到处都存在着不公平现象，这让人们对社会非常失望；诚信的缺乏也使人们很难相信彼此，人们丧失了安全感；变得越来越冷漠和麻木。社会环境对人们的生活有着巨大的影响，所以当今中国年轻一代需要一个好的社会环境。但是，最重要的因素还是他们自己，因此他们必须努力帮助自己。本文通过把当今中国年轻一代与美国

8、“迷惘的一代”作比较的方式来谈谈当今中国年轻一代的生活，以及如何改善他们的生活现状。关键词比较；生活；不满意；压力；社会IntroductionThere is a program in HNTV named Portrait of Change of Life, which once told a story about two boys who exchanged their life deliberately. One is named Wei Cheng a boy living in the city, and the other is Gao Zhanxi a boy living

9、 in the countryside. After a weeks exchange of life, both of them changed a lot. During the exchange, Wei Cheng changed from a “lost” boy to a well-behaved boy because of the hard life in the countryside. In the past, Wei Cheng did not like study, spent too much time on the Internet, did not get alo

10、ng well with his parents, did not know his life goal and did not have any ideal at all. Gao Zhanxi studied hard and treated his parents well, after he came to the colorful city, he was “lost” for some time, but he found himself back when he knew that life in the city was hard as well. In China, ther

11、e are so many young people just like the unchanged Wei Cheng, some of whom even do various crazy things. They seek excitements, do things against the tradition, lack faith, lay too much stress on material life and so on. Because of the above, some people consider them as “The Lost Generation”.The te

12、rm The Lost Generation came from an American woman writer named Gertrude Stein(1874-1946), who had lived in Paris since 1903. She welcomed these young writers to her apartment, and gave them encouragement and help. She called these young writers The Lost Generation by saying to a mechanic in Hemingw

13、ays presence that You are all a lost generation. (Ding Yongshu, 296)The post-World War I generation was also collectively called “The Lost Generation”, and the term in this paper refers to the whole generation.They were a generation devoid of faith and alienated from a civilization that was traditio

14、nally American. They found the old America was gone, and they saw instead a lonely, dehumanized, mechanized world, in which they felt, more strongly than ever, that they were no longer bound to each other by traditional standards of conduct or by the structure of their society. They had a sense of f

15、loating in a void as fragments of a society that had been blown into bits and pieces and was no longer whole. Theirs is a sense of loneliness, alienation, and fragmentation. (Ding Yongshu, 195)The Chinese youth are considered as “The Lost Generation” because their behavior is similar to that of “The

16、 Lost Generation” in America. Although this title has not been permitted by the authority yet, no one can deny the existence of this phenomenon in the real life. These perverse things done by the Chinese youth just reflect their dissatisfactions with the society and the unhappiness in their hearts.

17、Their present situation is far from their satisfactions, and both society and individuals should make efforts to change the situation.I. The Comparison Between “The Lost Generation” in America and Todays Chinese YouthWhat I said in the above content shows that the Chinese youth are similar to “The L

18、ost Generation” in America. Now, I would like to make a comparison between these two generations.A.The Comparison of Their Epoch Background1. The Epoch Background of “The Lost Generation” in AmericaThe World War I took place in 1914, and America also joined the war. Many young Americans joined the w

19、ar because they were told by the government that the war was just. They saw the cruelness of the war, both their bodies and hearts were hurt, and they knew that they were cheated. Great changes took place in the decade following the war. During this era, the American economy experienced spectacular

20、growth and the whole society turned into a greedily consuming society. However, the war changed the outlook of all Americans in very significant ways and intensified their pessimism and disenchantment with what was peculiarly American. Economically, the emphasis on mass production and Giant Corporat

21、ion widened the gulf between the workers and their employers. Many people became disillusioned with the nations political life, and disgusted at the vigorous materialism of post-war prosperity, and the new frivolous, greedy, heedless way of life in the early 1920s. (Ding Yongshu, 194)They could not

22、find a suitable position for themselves. They attempted to pursue a meaningful life, but did not know how to make it. So, they did a set of perverse things to express their dissatisfactions and hopelessness.2. The Epoch Background of Todays Chinese YouthChina has been developing steadily in all aspe

23、cts in the past years. Now, it is more prosperous and powerful, and the Chinese people are leading a better life. The economy is developing smoothly, even faster than many developed countries people are becoming richer and richer; the politics is stable; the military strength is also at the leading

24、position in the world and the country is in peace. Generally speaking, the situation is good. However, China is still a socialist developing country and there are some unavoidable problems. For example, the democratic system is not fully-developed; the gap between the rich and the poor is wider and

25、wider; corruption is rampant and so on. What is more, many new things have been brought into China from other countries, including the good and the bad, since the policy of reformation and opening has been carried out. This has influenced Chinese convention greatly. Many of the Chinese youth become

26、“lost” in such a society.B. The Comparison of Their Behavior1. The Behavior of “The Lost Generation” in Americaa. Opposing the Tradition After the World War I, great changes took place in America. American people “found the old America was gone, and they saw instead a lonely, dehumanized, mechanized

27、 world, in which they felt, more strongly than ever, that they were no longer bound to each other by traditional standards of conduct or by the structure of their society”. (Ding Yongshu, 195) They found that the traditional standards of conduct were out of date and they could gain nothing good foll

28、owing such standards in the changed world. They did not hear their parents to be gentlemen but did things to oppose all the traditional things. But they did not know the aims of these things.b. Distortion of Values The cruel war changed the whole world, and the old values were also ruined. In the me

29、chanized new America, all of the people were after money, because it seemed that money could bring them everything, including the happiness and love. They believed that money was above all. If one had much money, people would treat him well and respect him so much. When a woman chose a husband, she

30、would choose a rich man, which was a precondition. It seemed that what they needed was not a husband but money. They almost considered money as the most important thing. I would like to take The Great Gatsby of F. Scott Fitzgerald for example. Gatsby tried his best to earn money, because he thought

31、that he could regain Daisy if he had enough money. But he was wrong, money could not buy love. At last, Daisy left him and he died because of her. When he was rich, many people got close to him and showed their respect for him, which was not real; but when he died, even nobody was willing to attend

32、his funeral. So, we can see that money is not almighty. Although it is a novel, it presents the whole post-war America to us.c. Being Disgusted with the Hopeless Society and Their Life, and Trying to Hide Their Inner Void by Indulging Themselves At the beginning, people thought that they could regain the peaceful life when the war was over. But they found that the whole society had been changed. They could not adapt themselves to the new society. People did not trust each other any more, and they just cared about themselves. So, people were disgusted with the hopeless society and their lif