论《美国悲剧》克莱德悲剧的社会原因

《美国悲剧》是德莱塞出版于1925年的伟大作品。这部小说讲述了一个名叫克莱德•格里菲思的年轻人在追求高社会地位的过程中从一个纯洁的男孩变成一个杀人犯。这篇论文分析导致克莱德悲剧的社会原因和他的个性。论文可以分为四个章节。第一章介绍背景和研究意义。第二章是关于先前的相关研究和文献综述。第三章分析导致主人公悲剧的社会原因，包括价值体系、家族耻辱、宗教影响及政治因素。最后一章是总结。克莱德的悲剧不仅是他个人的悲剧更是整个美国的悲剧。他是资本主义体系下的受害者。

关键词：社会因素；悲剧；腐化
Abstract
  An American Tragedy is one of the greatest works by Theodore Dreiser in 1925. The novel tells a story of a young man Clyde Griffiths who grows from an innocent boy to a murderer by pursuing high social status. This paper analyses the causes of Clyde’s tragedy from social factors and his personality. The paper can be divided into four chapters. The first chapter focuses on the introduction of the background of the novel and the significance of the study. The second chapter is about the literature review of the previous and related studies. Chapter three analyses the main social causes which result in the protagonist’s tragedy, including value system, family shame, religious effect and political causes. The last chapter is about the conclusion of the thesis. Clyde’s tragedy is not only his own but also the tragedy of America. He is a victim under the capitalist system of America.

Key Words:social causes; tragedy; corruption

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