从《老友记》看美国人的友情观和爱情观

American’sAttitudestowardLoveandFriendshipinFriendsApplicant:LinLiSupervisor:LongNiFaculty:EnglishDepartmentMay10,2011UniversityiContents摘要................................................................................................................................................iiAbstract...........................................................................................................................................iii1.Introduction...................................................................................................................................11.1TheSignificanceofTopic...................................................................................................11.2ResearchMethods...............................................................................................................12.TheMainCharacterofFriends.....................................................................................................23.American’sAttitudetowardsFriendshipfromFriends................................................................33.1Inclusive..............................................................................................................................33.2Supportive...........................................................................................................................53.2Independent.........................................................................................................................74.American’sAttitudetowardsLovefromFriends.........................................................................94.1Free.....................................................................................................................................94.2Respect..............................................................................................................................114.3Loyalty..............................................................................................................................125.Conclusion..................................................................................................................................14Bibliography...................................................................................................................................16ii摘要《老友记》是一部美国的情景喜剧，描述六个好朋友在纽约这座大城市发生的一些有趣的事，它从1994年拍到2004年，长达十年的时间。《老友记》得到了很多好的评论，在同期的情景喜剧里一直是最受观众喜欢的情景喜剧之一。《老友记》主要讲的是六个单身的好朋友（罗斯，乔伊，钱德勒，莫妮卡，瑞秋，菲比），十年间在他们身上或身边发生的有一些浪漫的感情纠纷，他们事业的起起伏伏，以及友谊的曲曲折折。期间，他们有结婚了的，有离了婚的，也有有了孩子的，他们总喜欢聚在中央咖啡馆边喝咖啡边聊天。本论文旨在通过《老友记》让观众看到当代美国年轻人的友谊观,爱情观和人生态度。在老友记里，我们充分的感受到了友情和爱情这两种感情的伟大，它让我们看到了另一种和我们一样普通的生活,形形色色的人因为情感、原则、利益、地位等问题产生矛盾、闹出笑话,同时,友情、爱情也在这里升华。关键词：友情爱情老友记情景喜剧iiiAbstractFriendsisanAmericansitcomaboutagroupoffriendsintheGreenwichVillageareaofManhattan,NewYorkCity.Itwasoriginallybroadcastfrom1994to2004.Friendsreceivedmanypositivereviewsthroughoutmostofitsrun,becomingoneofthemostpopularsitcomsofalltime.Friendsfollowsthelivesofsix(initially)singleAmerican(Ross,Joey,Chandler,Monica,RachelandPhoebe)astheynavigateromanticrelationships,careerambitionsandtheupsanddownsoffriendship.Alongtheway,theygetmarried,getdivorced,havekidsanddrinkalotofcoffeeatpopularhangoutCentralPerk.ThisthesisaimstoviaFriendstotellaudiencetheattitudetowardloveandlifeincontemporaryyoungAmerican.InFriends,wefullyfeelofthefriendshipandlove.Friendsletsusseeanotherkindofordinarylifelikeus,peoplehaveproblembecauseofemotion,principles,interestsandstatus.Meanwhile,loveandfriendshipaccumulateastimegoesby.Keywords:friendship,love,Friends,Sitcom11.Introduction1.1TheSignificanceofTopicAsituationcomedy,oftenshortenedtositcom,isagenreofcomedythatfeaturesrecurringcharactersinacommonenvironmentsuchasahomeorworkplace,accompaniedwithjokesaspartofthedialogue.Suchprogramsoriginatedinradio,buttoday,sitcomsarefoundalmostexclusivelyontelevisionasoneofitsdominantnarrativeforms,andartforms.Asituationcomedymayberecordedbeforeastudioaudience.Anotherfeatureisalaughtrack.FriendsisanAmericansitcomaboutagroupoffriendsintheGreenwichVillageareaofManhattan,NewYorkCity.Itwasoriginallybroadcastfrom1994to2004.ItwascreatedbyDavidCraneandMartaKauffman,andproducedbyKevinS.Bright,MartaKauffmanandDavidCrane.Theshowhasbeenbroadcastinmorethanonehundredcountriesandstillcontinuestoattractgoodratingsforitsepisodesinsyndication.Therearealotculturalbackgroundsbehindthescene.YoucannotunderstandtheirattitudestowardsloveandfriendshipinFriendsifyouarenotfamiliartotheAmericanculture.FromthispointweneedstrengthenourunderstandingofAmericanculture.Onlyadequatebackgroundknowledgedoesenableustofullyenjoythisserial.1.2ResearchMethodsThemainmethodsforthestudyarewatchingFriendstolookupdifferentkindsofmaterials.I'llgetmoreintothewaythattheresearchofFriendsandanalysisofAmericansattitudeofloveandfriendship.ThroughcarefulreadingcollectedrelevantdatatounderstandingtheviewofAmericanfriendshipandloveofFriendsreflectinsixfriends.ThroughthecomparisonandanalysisoftheFriends,we’llseethecauseandsignificanceoffriendshipan