嘉莉妹妹在中国

语兽刊·外语盲兽2014年第11飄Sister carrie in Chinao Wang XiaoxiangBeyung Forestry University, Beying, 100083)[Abstract] Every time I walk through various sky-scrapers, the figure of Sister Carrie would pump up in ymind. How many young women like Carrie are struggle in this congested city in pursuit of their dreams? Go back to the yearof 1900, Theodore Dreiser has already pictured a scene in his first novel Sister Carrie about metropolis which much like today's China. Yet the fate of the book is full of ups and downs. The controversial opinions and myriad explanations give thisbook constant glamour. The novel will be analyzed from a point of view on the outlook of money, success and love, and alsoput some ink on its connection with current China.Key words]Carrie, modem women, outlook[中图分类号]I064[文献标识码]A[文章编号]16728610(2014)11006102I. Money Outlooklike Carrie thought: a woman can enjoy mans wealth by mar-The story happened in the early beginning of the 20th cenage ary. During this period, America was expenencing a great shift Is this method really works? This queation will be analyzed after-from a productive society to a consumer one which soon prevailed wardsin America. In the contert of the consumer culture. modem A- I. Success Outmericans view the purchase and consumption of commodities as aUnderwent Drouet's deceiving and Hurstwood's fortune de-sign to show their wealth, social status and identity. As theclines. Caries desire to be a trad itional woman fails, she hasof consumption has been increasingly prominent in daily lifeto depend on herself to find another way out. With her beautifulconspicuous consumption became a vogueappearance and talents, Carrie becomes a famous performanCarrie definitely desires to satisfy her material wants understar. When she gets economic independence, she gets away fromthe this trend. From a country gid to a modem woman, Carries hurstwood and retums to complete independence. The awakenaspiration for money played a key role in her change. Money can ing of her"female consciousness"in seeking independence andbuy her happiness, she believes. When she first comes to Chica-g0, she works hard to eam money in a factory, and dreams to rebuilds herself and bas everything sbe wants: money, positiontisf her needs. Unfortunately she lost her job because of ill-ness. It's quite difficult for her to find a new one. While afterand reputation. Under the influence of Ames, Camie has shiftedeeing the prosperity of big cities, she is reluctant to back to her her pursuit of simple material desire to spiritual wodd and shehometown. At this dilemma she meets drouet. In order tobegins to pursue the beauty of art. In this process, Carriethe city and lead a comfortable life, she becomes a mistress f braveness, confidence and indomitable spirits are the reasonsm. Carrie exchanges ber body for material things.her success in the material worldIn todays China, our society was influenced by WestemChinese female nowadays are no longer content with the tra-capitalism,especially the impact of"excessive consumptiditional image of housewife, they want to competeman eform a fashion durgenerations. A case in point iseld. To realize their own value,new womenthe event of Guo Meimei", a fairy young gir show off her luxsucceed through economic independent to get full independenceury car, bags etc. in her Weibo which not much becoming to her and family position. Their modem ideas and progressive behav.age and background. And most of the post-90s do the same iors severely challenged the deep-rooted patriarchal ideologything, they prefer to enjoy consuming than austerity. It is quite a Besides, as a human being, one cant pursue material anddifferentey outlook from the generation of their parents, wealth alone- spiritual life and a realization of self value arehich hold that extra money should be saved in. And a group of nobler commendable causes. The answer of the question aboveOL called"the moonlight"can hardly make ends meet due to the are founded中国煤化工 re lasting happiexcessive consumption. Also, this trend leads some girls to ness. MaslowsCNMHGined the level ddream about marrying a"high, rich, and handsome"guy, just humanitys desi作者简介]王肖翔,北京林业大学研究生院外语学院。LITERATUREWang Xiaoxiang Sister Carrie in ChinaⅢ. Love Outlookan wont bring happiness, carry on an extramarital affair won'Carries love outlook is modern, too When she encounters t gain reliability, relations hip without equality won't stand longDrouet,what attracts to her is his generosity; when she suffers Similar to Chinese situation, in the series Dwelling Narrownessunemployment and has nowhere to go but to live with him, yet, it Beijing Love Story etc. again and again proved the failure ofisn't because of love. As for Hurstwood his lavish manner. andlove taboo.Moreover it is a story of striving: "from nobody tomore gentle affection, moved her. Thus she has feelings forHurstwood. However, in these two emotion experience, CamieMore than one hundred years past, what Sister Carrie toldon the passive part all along. Because in her mind, to be a us still has educational meaning. Women's existence status needhousewife is the common way for women. Nevertheless, she tries elaborate and detailed discuss and a great deal of attention.hard to be traditional but failed by Hurstwood down and outThat’ g the story leavenever recover from the distress. Finally, she wakebegin to tum to herself and succeed at last. At this point,【 Referencesreleased from material and spiritual oppression. Like Jane Eyre, [1] Dreiser, Theodore. 1900. Sister Carrie[M]. Sterling Pubher firat demand for love is equal, so the third man in her lifeCo IncAmes, appeals to ber from the bottom of the heart. They love[2]德莱塞嘉莉妹妹[M].裘柱常,石灵,译.上海译文出版each other with equality as human being, this time, true love ap-社,1980[3]西蒙娜·德·波伏娃第二性[M]陶铁柱译中国书The message of this novel is obvious: women rely totally on籍出版社,1998嘉莉妹妹在中国王肖翔(北京林业大学,北京100083)[摘要]每当走过一座座高大厦时,嘉莉妹妹总会淳现在我脑海。有多少人像她一样挣扎在这个拥挤的城市中追寻着自己的梦想。回溯到1900年,西奥多·德蒹賽已经在他的第一部小说中《嘉莉妹妹》为我们描绘出这样一幅拿。小说的出版历经波折,出版后寰贬不一的评价与解读令此书极具魑力。本文将从金钱,成功与爱情层面来分析这鄣小说,并联系现今中国[关键词]嘉莉;现代女性;观念(上接第53页)小泽意子说“《纪川》等描写时代或者艺道的作品中登将自我实现融合在献身精神中。花是有吉佐和子塑造的第场的女性们不慌张不多话美丽勇敢内心坚强又从不高声一部长篇小说的女主人公,她与唯唯诺诺的传统女性不同,大嚷表面看起来很顺从,但实际上却掌控着男性。这正是具备一定的自我意识有一定的见解但作者有吉佐和子没这位作家理想中的女性形象”。这便是有吉佐和子在《纪有将其升华为明确的与男性对抗的自我意识,只是将其包裹川》等家系小说中所要表达的主题即将献身精神与自我实在传统意识的外壳中让它成为花聪敏坚韧的性格特征。这现和谐统一的女性才是优雅的,是理想的,这也正是创作初种处理方式导致一些文学评论家对有吉佐和子形成诸如“如期阶段的有吉佐和子的女性观此伟大的老师不仅晓谕我们从正面跟男性冲突是不利的,还告诉我们回避棘手之事想方设法将一个男人抓在手掌心【注鼾】才是上上策”、“告诉我们只有成为男性的共犯的女性才会①本文中所涉及的有关《纪川》的引用均来自有吉佐和子为男权社会所接受”3之类的评价。事实上,1959年有吉有吉佐和子選集第1期第1巷紀/川新潮社193年版,佐和子从吾妻歌舞剧团辞职正式开始文学创作的时候正笔者拙译是对日本传统最着迷的时期,也积累了一定的对于传统的认②三河万岁:发源于爱知县三河地方的送祝福的艺术形式。识和理解。在以日本传统的名门世家为舞台的作品中她主正月里拿着扇子的乐团打着鼓给人们送祝福说吉祥话儿要试图表现的传统世家中的女性优准、坚韧有见识的品格现在我国东北及内裳地区也有类似的正月十五送福仪式。与生活态度,以此贴近传统的美好一面。将自我实现与献身精神很好地整合在一起的女性是此时的有吉佐和子心目中理想的女性形象而花便是典型的代表【考文献】浩策曾如此对文绪说起花[1]瀕沼茂樹戰後作家(二)有吉佐和子戰後文学你的母亲,就像是纪川一样。从容不迫地流过大地,表動向[M].明治院,1966.面看来静谧倪雅碧蓝的颜色很是美丽。但是,在流淌的过[2]進藤纯孝紀/川[小国文学解积上教材研究,1968程中却总是要将身边的弱小河流全都纳入自身然后又毫不[3]小次遮子中国煤化工思想⑦科学第犹豫地奔向更宽阔、更汹涌的大河。6次,197CNMHG62