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parison Between the Different Fates of Heroines of "Tess of the D'Urbervilles "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 D'Urbervilles" 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 D'Urbervilles" and Theodore Dreiser and his work "Sister Carrie" separately. Furthermore, I will make parison 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
Thomas Hardy and "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" 1
Thomas Hardy 1
"Tess of the D'Urbervilles" 2
Theodore Dreiser and "Sister Carrie" 2
Theodore Dreiser 2
"Sister Carrie" 3
parison 4
Character 4
The Characteristics of Tess 4
The Simpleness and Kindness but Softness 4
The Self-esteem and Spirit of Resistance 5
The Characteristics of Carrie 5
The Innocence of Carrie 5
The Vanity and Independence of Carrie 6
Harsh Reality 7
Capitalist Society 7
Men Are the Rulers of Society 8
Religion and Ethics 9
Views of Love 10
The Purity and Sincerity of Love 10
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 D'Urbervilles". Today, many ment on the character of Tess and her love-life only through the religion, social background, and the author's fatalism, etc.