An analysis of Clyde’s Broken American Dream 分析克莱德破灭的美国梦.docVIP

An analysis of Clyde’s Broken American Dream Abstract： American dream , which drived of the British colonial days in the United States, developed in the 19th century . It is a kind of belief that anyone can achieve ideals as long as they struggle for it . This paper mainly analyzes the character of the hero Clyde for his American dream in An American Tragedy, then reveals a more profound historical background and practical significance of people’s pursuit of America dream. Furthermore, the paper analyzes the inspiration got from American dream to China’s dream,.At last, the paper interprets the China’s dream and concerns about what can we do for meeting our targets . Key Words: Theodore Dreiser ；Clyde ；An American Tragedy ；the breaking of American dream ；China’s dream 分析克莱德破灭的美国梦 摘要：美国梦,起源于美国英属殖民时期，在19世纪得到了发展。它是一种信念，在美国，只要经过艰苦的奋斗任何人都可以实现自己的理想。该论文主要通过《美国悲剧》这部小说来分析男主人公克莱德美国梦的产生以及破灭，接着揭示了时代背景以及人物追求梦想的现实意义，分析了美国梦对中国梦的启发。最后阐释了中国梦的含义，并讨论了当代中国人为了实现梦想应如何去做。 关键词：德莱塞;克莱德;《美国悲剧》；美国梦的破灭；中国梦 Contents 1 Introduction to the author and An American Tragedy 1 2 American dream. 2 2.1 The rise of American dream 2 2.2 The failure of American dream . 2 2.3 The influence of American dream in society and life . 3 3 Clyde’s broken American dream . 3 3.1 His pursuit of American dream. 3 3.2 His broken American dream . 4 4 The reasons for his failure 4 4.1 The social factors 5 4.2 The personal factors 5 5 The inspiration of American dream for modern China’s dream . 6 6 Conclusion 7 References 8 Acknowledgments 9 An analysis of Clyde’ Broken American Dream 1 Introduction to the author and An American Tragedy An American Tragedy is one of the author’s excellent classics novels. It is a classic of the 20th century American novel. Theodore Dreiser is regarded as one of the best American realistic novelists of the first half century. An American Tragedy narrated that Clyde who was the son of a poor priest for chasing m