論《美國(guó)的悲劇》中克萊德悲劇命運(yùn)

An Analysis on Clyde’s Tragic Fate in An American Tragedy

Abstract

Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) was one of the greatest naturalist in America. His representative work An American Tragedy is an excellent naturalistic novel.Clyde, the protagonist in An American Tragedy, is an extreme egoist and typical image of mammonist. The writer vividly represents this young man’s degeneration into a criminal by using naturalistic techniques. From this work, we know that the a common man couldn’t get normal development and the life would become meaningless in the capitalistic society based on the private ownership. The cruel story of the novel evokes people to fight against the unreasonable social institution.

Key Words: Clyde; the American Dream; tragedy; Theodore Dreiser
 
摘  要

西奧多•德萊塞（1871-1945）是美國(guó)1位偉大的自然主義作家。他的代表作《美國(guó)的悲劇》是1部?jī)?yōu)秀的現(xiàn)實(shí)主義小說(shuō)。小說(shuō)的主人公克萊德是1個(gè)極端的利己主義者和拜金主義者的典型形象。作者以現(xiàn)實(shí)主義的筆觸生動(dòng)地再現(xiàn)了這個(gè)涉世未深的青年墮落為殺人罪犯的道路。從這部作品我們看到了在以私有制為基礎(chǔ)的資本主義社會(huì)里，人們的才能得不到正常發(fā)展, 生命變得沒(méi)有意義。小說(shuō)所揭示的嚴(yán)酷事實(shí)使人震驚，催人覺(jué)醒，喚起人們同這個(gè)不合理的社會(huì)制度的抗?fàn)帯?/FONT>