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Theodore Dreiser 西奥多 · 德莱塞 (1871-1945)

Theodore Dreiser 西奥多 · 德莱塞 (1871-1945). Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945). The Important Points. 1. Dreiser’s major works 2.The main idea of Sister Carrie 3. Comments on Theodore Dreiser’s style. Major Works. 1) Sister Carrie 2) Jennie Gerhardt 3) The Trilogy of Desire

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Theodore Dreiser 西奥多 · 德莱塞 (1871-1945)

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  1. Theodore Dreiser 西奥多·德莱塞 (1871-1945)

  2. Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945)

  3. The Important Points • 1. Dreiser’s major works • 2.The main idea of Sister Carrie • 3. Comments on Theodore Dreiser’s style

  4. Major Works • 1)Sister Carrie • 2) Jennie Gerhardt • 3) The Trilogy of Desire • (1) The Financier • (2)The Titan • (3) The Stoic

  5. Dreiser’s Major Works • 4) The Genius • 5) An American Tragedy

  6. The theme of Sister Carrie • Dreiser’s naturalistic belief that men are controlled and conditioned by heredity, environment and chance, but a few extraordinary and unsophisticated human beings refuse to accept their fate wordlessly, instead strive unsuccessfully, and to find meaning and purpose for their existence. • Carrie, as one of such people, senses that she is merely a cipherin an uncaring world yet seeks to grasp the mysteries of life and thereby satisfies her desires for social status and material comfort. In Sister Carrie, Dreiser expressed his naturalistic pursuit by expounding the purposelessness of life and impotence of men.

  7. Dreiser’s Style • Without good construction • deficient characterization • lack in imagination • Simple words • Journalistic method of reiteration • Techniques in painting (word-picture, sharp contrast, truth in color, movement in outline)

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