嘉莉爱情观在消费文化语境下的变迁——《嘉莉妹妹》新解

A New Interpretation of Sister Carrie: the Change of Carrie's Love Concept in the Context of Consumer Culture

爱情是人生的重要组成部分,但追求爱情的原则却受诸多因素的影响。其中,文化是其决定性因素。有什么样的文化就会有什么样的爱情观。德莱塞笔下的嘉莉在消费文化思潮的影响下,以追求时尚和快乐为目的,冲破清教思想的约束,挑战传统爱情伦理,从"以貌取人、穿戴为上,身份重构、婚姻为梯,实现自我、交友为钥",回归到"爱情起点、志趣为先",演绎了一个新式少女爱情观的变迁,为当下中国年轻人的爱情观提供些许借鉴。

Love, an important part in human life, is affected by many factors, among which culture is a decisive one as it shapes people＇ s ideas of love. This paper dialectically analyzes the changes of love ideas of Carrie, the heroine in Sister Carrie written by Dreiser. Influenced by the consumer culture, Carrie bravely challenged the traditional love ethics, broke down the Puritan con- straints and pursued the current fashion and worldly enjoyment. Her experiences fully demonstrated the changes of a new-style girl＇s ideas of love, which may be used by today＇s young people in China for refeienee.