《德伯家的苔丝》与《嘉莉妹妹》中女主角命运不同的比较_毕业论文.doc

毕 业 论 文 The Comparison Between the Different Fates of Heroines of Tess of the DUrbervilles and Sister Carrie 《德伯家的苔丝》与《嘉莉妹妹》中女主角命运不同的比较 Abstract: Tess of the DUrbervilles and Sister Carrie are two major masterpieces written by Thomas Hardy and Theodore Dreiser respectively. In these two novels, the heroines are girls from rural areas. The authors describe the hard lives of the heroines in the society which is dominated by men. They have similar origin but very different fates. Firstly, this thesis introduces Thomas Hardy and his work Tess of the DUrbervilles and Theodore Dreiser and his work Sister Carrie separately. Furthermore, I will make a comparison about their fates of the two leading ladies of these two works, mainly from their personality traits, social background, views of love. Why do they share a similar fate at the beginning but have different ending. Key words: Tess; Carrie; comparison; different fates Contents Introduction 1 1 Two Works and the Authors 1 1.1 Thomas Hardy and Tess of the DUrbervilles 1 1.1.1 Thomas Hardy 1 1.1.2 Tess of the DUrbervilles 2 1.2 Theodore Dreiser and Sister Carrie 2 1.2.1 Theodore Dreiser 2 1.2.2 Sister Carrie 3 2 Comparison 4 2.1 Character 4 2.1.1 The Characteristics of Tess 4 The Simpleness and Kindness but Softness 4 The Self-esteem and Spirit of Resistance 5 2.1.2 The Characteristics of Carrie 5 The Innocence of Carrie 5 The Vanity and Independence of Carrie 6 2.2 Harsh Reality 7 2.2.1 Capitalist Society 7 2.2.2 Men Are the Rulers of Society 8 2.2.3 Religion and Ethics 9 2.3 Views of Love 10 2.3.1 The Purity and Sincerity of Love 10 2.3.2 Matter Above All of Love of Carrie 11 3 Conclusion 11 Bibliography 13 Acknowledgement 14 Introduction In the late 19th century, Thomas Hardy published Tess of the DUrbervilles. Today, many scholars comment on the character of Tess and her love-life only through the religion, social background, and the authors fatalism, etc. There are some certain limitations to analyze in such