本科毕业论文题目浅析《嘉莉妹妹》中嘉莉的人物形象学院文学与新闻传播学院专业汉语言文学年级2011级学号2011101277姓名汪琴红指导教师陈永兰成绩年月日目录摘要···························································································································1关键词···························································································································1Abstract··························································································································1KeyWords·······················································································································1一、嘉莉的美好形象·········································································································2(一)美丽单纯·········································································································2(二)热情而富于青春幻想··························································································4(三)努力实现自我···································································································5二、嘉莉性格的弊端·········································································································7(一)贪图物质享乐,爱慕虚荣····················································································7(二)道德观念上的模糊与匮乏····················································································8(三)观察能力与分析能力尚不成熟··············································································9结语································································································错误!未定义书签。注释······················································································································11参考文献······················································································································12西南大学育才学院2015届汉语言文学专业本科毕业论文第1页共12页浅析《嘉莉妹妹》中嘉莉的人物形象摘要:在德莱塞的长篇小说《嘉莉妹妹》中,女主人公嘉莉表现出了独特的性格特征:一方面她美丽单纯、热情而富于青春幻想,努力实现自我;另一面她贪图物质享乐、爱慕虚荣,观察能力与分析能力尚不成熟,在道德观念方面的匮乏与模糊的性格缺陷也展露无疑。她身上显现出一个人真正应有的优缺点,展现出了新一代女性的形象。本文就上述几方面对嘉莉身上所展现的人格魅力进行进一步分析。关键词:《嘉莉妹妹》正面形象反面形象意识的觉醒Abstract:InDreiser'snovelSisterCarrie,theheroineCarrieshowedauniquecharacter:ontheonehand,herbeautifulandpure,warmandfullofyouthfulfantasies,andstrivetorealizetheself;theothersideshecovetmaterialenjoyment,vanity,abilityandobservationandanalysisabilityisnotmature,thelackofmoralconceptandfuzzycharacterdefectsalsoshowednodoubt.Hershowapersonreallyshouldhaveadvantagesanddisadvantages,showinganewgenerationoffemaleimage.ThispaperfurtheranalyzestheaboveseveralaspectsoftheshowontheJailLibodycharmofpersonality.KeyWords:Conservatism,SisterCarrie,positiveimage,negativeimage,Theawakeningofconsciousness西南大学育才学院2015届汉语言文学专业本科毕业论文第2页共12页故事发生在19世纪末的美国,当时新兴工商业城市相继崛起,大批的乡村人口涌进城市。《嘉莉妹妹》的女主人公嘉莉是一个美丽却贫穷的农村姑娘,她羡慕大城市的物质生活,只身前往芝加哥,寻求幸福。然而残酷的现实打碎了她的美梦,迎接她的是失业和疾病。在走投无路之际,她做了推销员杜洛埃的情妇。后来经杜洛埃介绍,她认识了酒店经理赫斯渥,他被嘉莉的纯朴美丽深深吸引,而嘉莉则在更大欲望的驱使下又做了这位经理的情妇。两人私奔纽约后,由于偶然的机会和自身的聪明,嘉莉成了走红一时的演员,挤进了上流社会,终于实现了她的美梦。然而,所谓的“上流社会生活”带给她的不是快乐和幸福,反而让她感到十分的空虚和寂寞,找不到真正的生活意义,只能在寂寞和凄凉中,坐在摇椅上梦想着那遥不可及的幸福。一、嘉莉的美好形象小说中的女主人公嘉莉既美丽单纯、热情而富于青春幻想,又敢于努力追求实现自我。嘉莉的这些正面性格特征使她的形象表现得更加鲜明,从而给人留下了深刻的印象。(一)美丽单纯有人说:漂亮是女人骄傲的资本,美丽是女人值得炫耀的财富。小说的主人公嘉莉就拥有了上天赋予的美丽容貌,正是这份珍贵的礼物才使嘉莉拥有了傲人的资本和不可多得的机遇。在小说的开篇,描写嘉莉离开家乡前往芝加哥时,德莱塞在文中就这样写到:“她当时只有18岁,有着青春期的朝气勃勃的美丽,她天生有一副迟早要出众的身材和透露着天生聪颖的眼神,还有一双小巧的双脚。”①从这里我们就能清晰地看到嘉莉身上所具有的天生的纯洁的美丽。这种美就如一块未经雕琢的洁白的玉石,不带丝毫杂质。正是这种美在列车上让推销员杜洛埃早已坐立不安,迫不及待的想和这个拥有美丽容貌的女人攀谈。像嘉莉这样美丽的女人,即使是装束成普通店员的样子,也依然掩饰不了在她身上展现出来的与众不同的特征,让她看起来可爱动人。而杜洛埃正是被嘉莉美丽的面孔深深吸引,才会在嘉莉走投无路之际伸出援助之手。如果不是嘉莉漂亮的容颜勾起了杜洛埃对女性的强烈欲望,嘉莉的人生可能就会是另一种结局。除此之外,嘉莉身上的美丽还吸引了更多的男人。例如:在杜洛埃向他的朋友赫斯渥介绍嘉莉时就称赞她非常漂亮。在后来,杜洛埃邀请赫斯渥到家做客,赫斯渥也同样被嘉莉美丽的容貌所吸引,于是,赫斯渥在认识嘉莉不久便拜倒在她的石榴裙下,趁杜洛埃出差之际,频频与嘉莉约会。由此可见,嘉莉的美是足以令男人为之神魂颠倒的。嘉莉的这种优越条件也为她在事业上的成功起到了西南大学育才学院2015届汉语言文学专业本科毕业论文第3页共12页推波助澜的作用。当各大剧院的老板准备在报纸上大肆宣传预告新演剧目时,他们一眼就选中了嘉莉的照片,而把其他的演员的照片作为新闻报道的插图以此来凸显嘉莉的光彩照人。在文中就这样写到:“嘉莉因为长得特别俏丽,他们将她的照片编排在显著的地位,另外还加上了花边。”②从这些我们就可以看到嘉莉天生所拥有的资本为她美好愿望的实现奠定了一定的基础。嘉莉拥有美丽的容颜,却很容易被异性的殷勤和甜言蜜语打动。在火车到了芝加哥后,下火车时杜洛埃主动提出给她拿手提包,她觉得杜洛埃很好并且“感受到了在陌生人环境里这种殷勤的好处”③。而像杜洛埃这样的人只不过是一个靠对女性的强烈欲望和爱慕为支撑的胆量来讨女人欢心的男子罢了。在她好不容易找到了一份工作之后,却遭遇了命运的不公,一场突如其来的病魔让她失去了这份得之不易的工作。此后,她又开始了四处奔波寻找工作,在找工作没着落之时,她再次遇到杜洛埃。他先是邀请她吃东西,后来硬生生的塞给了她两张十美元钞票让她去买外套和鞋子。这时,嘉莉的心情是非常复杂和矛盾的,她觉得有点羞愧,毕竟“不劳而获”是可耻的。所以,她开始尝试拒绝,但当杜洛埃坚持要给她时,她未能抵制住金钱的诱惑,最终还是接受了。因为她实在是太需要钱了,所以她在羞愧之余仍旧表现得十分高兴。于是她对杜洛埃有了真正的认识,越来越觉得杜洛埃这人慷慨大方,为人坦率而值得称赞。她根本不知道他是那种把追求女人当作一种乐趣的男人。所以当姐姐和姐夫看她找不到工作嫌她是个累赘想赶她回老家时,杜洛埃又提出让她离开姐姐姐夫去外面租房子,并且承诺帮她找到工作,这时嘉莉已经完全被他征服了,随后便顺理成章地成了他的情妇。她渴望着杜洛埃能够与她结婚,可是杜洛埃并不是一个对感情专一的男人,他到处拈花惹草,甚至还和女仆调情。每当嘉莉提到结婚的话题时,杜洛埃总是要以办完其他事再结婚为借口。长此以往,嘉莉对他似乎就不再抱有幻想了。像嘉莉这样拥有漂亮外貌而又涉世未深的单纯女孩当然不会看到那些掩饰在外表下的险恶人心。的确如此,在杜洛埃的介绍下,嘉莉又认识她生命中的第二个男人——杜洛埃的朋友赫斯渥。单纯的嘉莉同样被他风度翩翩的外表和谈吐打动了。在文中就这样写到:当赫斯渥再次来访时,他看到了“一个娇小、温顺、腼腆不同世故,大大的眼睛里露着孩子般天真的嘉莉,在嘉莉明亮的大眼睛中,他看不到一点他那纵情声色的天性能了解的狡诈”④。从这里通过赫斯渥的老练、狡诈,就反衬出了嘉莉的天真单纯。嘉莉的单纯还表现在后面的情节中。当嘉莉得知赫斯渥已有家室时,决定不再和他交往,可是老谋深算的赫斯渥有一天突然来到嘉莉的住处告诉她,杜洛埃受伤住进了医院,想见她。嘉莉当时毫不怀疑地就跟着他走了,谁知道这位美丽单纯的姑娘又被骗了,被骗到了开往另一个地方西南大学育才学院2015届汉语言文学专业本科毕业论文第4页共12页的火车上,驶向另一个陌生的城市。她在逆来顺受的天性下只好跟了他,在他改名后,就安心的成了他的妻子。嘉莉的这种单纯的心性使她走上了一条捷径,在不知不觉中就成为了上流社会中男人们的玩物。(二)热情而富于青春幻想嘉莉不仅拥有美丽的容貌、单纯