王克鹏1215101093TheodoreHermanAlbertDreiserwasanAmericannovelistandjournalistofthenaturalistschool.Hisnovelsoftenfeaturedmaincharacterswhosucceededattheirobjectivesdespitealackofafirmmoralcode,andliterarysituationsthatmorecloselyresemblestudiesofnaturethantalesofchoiceandagency.Dreiser'sbestknownnovelsincludeSisterCarrieandAnAmericanTragedySisterCarrieisa1900novelwrittenbyAmericanauthorTheodoreHermanAlbertDreiserWritingcontextWritingaimsReferenceHistoricalcontextAtthebeginningofthe20thcenturyintheUnitedStates,liberalcapitalismvigorousdevelopmentandenterprosperousperiod.TheUnitedStatesfromapredominantlyagriculturalsocietyintoacitycenteredsociety.Thedevelopmentoftechnologyandeconomicreducehuman’sdependenceonnature.moreandmoremanislikelytochoicetheirwayoflife.Thereisnodoubtthatthecityisthecenterofthemodernlife,hasbecomeaplaceforyoungpeopletopursue.WiththerapiddevelopmentofAmericancapitalismandeconomicprosperity,richmaterialsupplytostimulatetheconsumption,whichencouragesthepeopletodesireformoneyandworship.Consumptionideologygraduallyreplacedthemainlyproductionofideology.Thiskindofconsumptionideologyemphasisoncostandmaterial,ithasweakenedthethrift,saving,controlthetraditionalmoralstandards.WritingaimsSisterCarrieisthefirstnovel,isalsooneofthemostfamousworksinthehistoryofAmericanliteratureaboutayoungcountrygirlwhomovestothebigcitywhereshestartsrealizingherownAmericanDream,firstasamistresstomenthatsheperceivesassuperior,andlaterbecomingafamousactress.IthasbeencalledthegreatestofallAmericanurbannovels.Theworkwithtruerealismasdistinctivefeatures,istrulyrevealedatthebeginningofthe20thcenturythetragicfactthatthepeoplefanaticalpursuitoftheAmericandream,revealstheinstincttodrivedrovepeopleenjoymentbuteventuallydisillusionedtheme,illustratesinmoneyasthecenterofAmericancapitalismsocietytherecanbenorealhappiness.ReferenceWecanseefromthisnovel,Carrie'sfallisstephascertainsocialfactors.Atfirst,duetothesystemofcapitalism.Sheispartofagroupofpeopleatthebottomofthesociety,wasforcedbyhardlife,forceddownthepathofdepravity.intheotherside,sheisnotcontentwiththelivingconditions,Topursuemoreadvancedlife,andtosatisfyhisowndesires,shehastorelayonotherman.throughhisSisterCarrieexposesthedarksideofAmericansociety,butalsoattackedtheAmericansocialmoralstandards,showingthatSuchamoneysociety,theAmericandreamisjustafantasy.Thepoorwithhonestlaborisrisingtothetopbutcomfortownfantasies爱弥尔·左拉让-保罗·萨特InheritedZola'snaturalistictradition,useofnaturalisticwritingtechniques,discussestheinstinctdesireandenvironmentalimpactonthefateofindividualsSartre'sexistentialismideasthroughouttheSisterCarrie,providesuswiththeresearchofthenovelawholenewperspectiveEndTheInSisterCarriethisartisticimageisdifferentwiththecharactersintheothernovels,sheistheproductoftheturnofthecenturyintheAmericanmonopolycapitalismdevelopment.SherepresentsagenerationofyoungAmericansinthepursuitoftheAmericandreamasonesaying:ItisanAmericannovelandahistoricmilestoneThankyou