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1、The Tragedy of Roberta in American Tragedy论美国悲剧中萝贝塔的悲剧性AbstractA pioneer of naturalism in American literature, Theodore Dreiser equally deserves a place in American literature for his vigorous attack on the genteel tradition and his long and active interest in American social problem. Showing the re
2、aders an actual American society that is maintained with money worship, hedonism, individualism, his works make the readers so suffering and so astonished that some readers could hardly bear. In this paper, a brief introduction is given to Dreisers life and the critical story of An American Tragedy,
3、 and then the causes of Robertas tragedy are analyzed. Through analysis the real origin of the tragedy is exposed to be the evil capitalist social system, and Robertas tragedy is also the American females tragedy.Key WordsTheodore Dreiser; tragedy; Roberta; Clyde; American Dream. 摘要美国自然主义作家西奥多?德莱塞，以
4、其锋利的笔锋，向读者描绘了美国社会的种种问题，抨击了美国社会高雅面纱下围绕金钱而产生的种种丑恶现象。其作品以其史无前例的大胆写实为美国文学在现实主义协作的发展开辟了道路，也为作家在美国文学界乃至世界文学界赢得了极高的荣誉。本文通过介绍作者的生平，以及对美国悲剧这部小说中的人物萝贝塔的悲剧成因进行分析，说明在美国拜金主义，享乐主义和个人主义盛行的社会里，人在本能和社会环境的驱使下不免地要往上爬，追求物质上的满足，实现心中的梦。但在美国的社会环境下，结果往往是悲剧的。萝贝塔的悲剧，不仅是她个人的悲剧，也是美国众多女性的悲剧的写照。关键词西奥多?德莱塞; 悲剧; 萝贝塔; 克莱德; 美国梦。Intr
5、oductionDreiser, who is very famous for the principal American exponents of literary naturalism, is one of the most influential authors in American literary history during the 20th century. As a great naturalistic writer, Dreiser does not forget the basic principle of naturalism. It is easy to find
6、that the man characters personality in American Tragedy is a *ual athlete and a man of elemental force who rises to a dominant position in business and society led by Robertas tragedy. It expresses the depth sympathy in his novels to Roberta and Clyde, which are drawing peoples attentions, so the no
7、vel is regarded as the greatest novel in American literary.American Tragedy based on an actual case tells the story of a social tragedy, in which a tiny successful young man killed his lover, sentenced to death at last. The novel highly criticizes the America legal system and expresses the course of
8、 the tragedy. Among all the comments on the causes of the tragedy, Charles Walcutl A. Waltonlitz, specifically makes an analysis about the causes of the tragedy. His idea is unique and profound for us to study. American Dream makes many young people lose their direction even lives.Most of the resear
9、ches on American Tragedy are profound, and many theories have reasoned on the causes of Robertas tragedy that American Dream and American capitalist social system are the real origin of the tragedy. Robertas death stimulates researchers to study the cause of tragedy. At the same time, the novel arou
10、ses peoples attention of feminism. In 18th century, feminism was not popular, and many women had no equal rights. Through analysis of Robertas tragedy, we can get more knowledge of female in the society. . The Author and the NovelA A Brief Introduction to Theodore DreiserTheodore Dreiser was born in
11、 Terre Haute, Indiana. He was the very first important American author of non- English stock, although United States had already more than half population of later immigrant and their children. His father was a German immigrant, and was mostly unemployed mill worker. So, his childhood was marked wit
12、h poverty. His father had previously been a cotton mill and was burned down. During the reconstruction, he was hit in the head with a beam. He never fully recovered and as a result he became deeply religious. Soon his business partners cheated him. The family was perennial poor forced frequently to
13、move between small Indiana towns and Chicago in search of lower living costs in order to survive. His mother was a gentle and compassionate woman. She had Czech Mennonite background. Though the familys experience of deprivation, he spoke and wrote of his mother with unswerving affection.At the age o
14、f fifteen, Theodore Dreiser moved to Chicago and took various jobs such as washing dishes, clerking in a hardware store and so on. Fortunately when he was eighteen, a teacher recognized his talent and lent money to him and he could attend to Indiana University in Bloomington. In the university, he e
15、xtensively read such writers as Darwin, Shakespeare and Spenser. He was soon interested in journalism, but he returned to Chicago and worked as a bill collector, real estate clerk and laundry-truck driver. Dreiser was even educated from direct personal experience and he had independent reading and t
16、hinking. He was affected by Spencers Social Darwinism. Dreiser first entered the newspaper office by dispensing toys at Christmas. He subsequently got hired as a club reporter with the Chicago Globe and later went to St. Louis as a feature writer for the Globe-Democrat. Then, he left St. Louis and moved to Pittsburg working with the Dispatch. He finally became a freelance journalist and magazine editor in New York City. His
