| 《嘉莉妹妹》描写了农村姑娘嘉莉来到大城市芝加哥寻找幸福，为摆脱贫困，出卖自己的贞操，先后与推销员和酒店经理同居，后又凭美貌与歌喉成为歌星的故事。作家以嘉莉为代表深刻揭露了美国资本主义制度对贫苦人民压榨的残酷性和资产阶级生活方式对小资产阶级分子的腐蚀性。嘉莉是21世纪末一些涌入城市寻求发展的中国乡村女孩的代表，嘉莉顽强拼搏的奋斗精神为当代年轻人树立了榜样，而她的堕落也为当代年轻人敲响了警钟。嘉莉的生活经历及其成功的道路带给了现代年轻人一些有益的启迪。 |
| 德莱塞，（Theodore Dreiser l871.8.27～1945）美国小说家。出生于破产小业主家庭。曾长期在社会底层劳动挣扎。青年时期曾任报刊记者和编辑，并开始从事文学创作。1917年后倾向社会主义，1928年应邀访苏，1945年申请参加美国共产党。德莱塞是倾向社会主义的美国现实主义作家。1928年访苏前，他的创作仍属批判现实主义范畴。写出了揭露美国社会贫富悬殊、道德沦丧的长篇小说《嘉莉妹妹》（1900）、《珍妮姑娘》（1911）和揭露金融资产阶级的发家及其必然灭亡的长篇小说《欲望三部曲》（第1部《金融家》1912，第2部《巨人》1914，第3部《斯多葛》1947）。代表作长篇小说《美国的悲剧》（1925）通过一个穷教士儿子克莱特·格里菲斯为追逐金钱财势堕落为蓄意杀人犯的故事，不仅揭示了利己主义恶性膨胀的严重后果，同时更揭露了金钱至上的美国生活方式对人的普遍的罪恶性腐蚀毒害作用。这时期作者尽管也受社会进化论和弗洛伊德心理分析学说的影响，且把它们运用于人物构思和心理刻画上，但他把他们跟社会环境紧密结合起来，并未陷入生物和情欲的泥淖，反使作品具有丰满的现实主义内容和巨大艺术感染力。1928年访苏后，随着德菜塞政治立场的转变，他的创作也开始走向社会主义现实主义道路。这一时期的作品有《德莱塞访苏印象记》（1928），政论集《悲剧的美国》（1931），短篇小说集《妇女群像》（1929）等。 |
| Chapter 1 The Magnet Attracting—A Waif AmidForces Chapter 2 What Poverty Threatened—Of Granuite andBrass Chapter 3 Wee Question of Fortune—Four-Fifty a Week Chapter 4 The Spendings of Fancy—Facts Answer With Sneers Chapter 5 A GUttering Night Hower the Use of a Name Chapter 6 The Machine and the Maiden A Knight of To-day Chapter 7 The Lure of the Material Beauty Speaks for Itself Chapter 8 Intimations by Winter—An Ambassador Sunnnoned Chapter 9 Conventions Own ~~nder-Box- The Eye That Is Green Chapter 10 The Counsel of Winter—Fortunes Ambassador Calls Chapter 11 The Persuasion of Fashion—Feeling Guards Oer Its Own Chapter 12 Of the Lamps of the Mansions m The Ambassador Plea Chapter 13 His Credentials Accepted—A Babel of Tongues Chapter 14 With Eyes and Not Seeing—One Influence Wanes Chapter 15 The Irk of the Old Ties—The Magic of Youth Chapter 16 A Witless Aladdin—The Gate to the World Chapter 17 A Glimpse Though the Gateway- Hope Lightens the Eye Chapter 18 Just Over the Border—A Hail and Farewell Chapter 19 An Hour in Elfland—A Clamour Half Heard Chapter 20 The Lure of the Spirit—The Flesh in Pursuit Chapter 21 The Lure of the Spirit—The Flesh in Pursuit Chapter 22 The Blaze of the Tinder—Flesh Wars with the Flesh Chapter 23 A Spirit in Travail—One Rung Put Behind Chapter 24 Ashes of Tinder—A Face at the Window Chapter 25 Ashes of Tinder—The Loosing of Stays Chapter 26 The Ambassador Fallen—A Search for the Gatq Chapter 27 When Waters Engulf US We Reach for a Star Chapter 28 A Pilgrim，an Outlaw—The Spirit Detained Chapter 29 The Solace of Travel—The Boats of the Sea Chapter 30 The Kingdom of Greatness—The Pilgrim a Dream Chapter 31 A Pet of Good Porttme—Broadway Haunts Its Joys Chapter 32 The Peast of Belshazzar—A Seer to Translate Chapter 33 Without the Walled City—The Slope of the Years Chapter 34 The Grind of the Millstones—A Sample of Chaff Chapter 35 The Passing of Effort—The Visage of Care Chapter 36 A Grim Retrogression—The Phantom of Chance Chapter 37 The Spirit Awakens New Search for the Gate Chapter 38 In Elf Land Disporting—The Grim World Without Chapter 39 Of Lights and of Shadows—The Parting of Worlds Chapter 40 A Public Dissension—A Final Appeal Chapter 41 The Strike Chapter 42 A Touch of Spring—The Empty Shell Chapter 43 The World Turns Flatterer—An Eye in the Dark Chapter 44 And This Is Not Elf Land—What Glod Will Not Buy Chapter 45 Curious Shifts of the Poor Chapter 46 Stirring Troubled Waters Chapter 47 The Way of the Beaten—A Harp in the Wind |
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