20世纪初长篇小说“美国梦”的文学表现

Display of "American Dream" in American River Novel at the Early of 20th Century

"美国梦"贯穿于美国两百多年文学史的文学主题,探究"美国梦"的历史文化渊源,却不得不提到它与文学的千丝万缕的联系。20世纪初是美国社会思想观念极具转折时期,美国梦在沿着这一主调继续发展的同时也在不断的充实了时代内容。美国文学里的美国梦是在这种肯定与否定,个人与民族、国家的张力中,不断发展并波及深远的。美国梦与文学的关系确实无法割裂,美国作家在他们的作品中,不断在美国梦的背景下创造着"梦"的形象,抒写着"梦"的主题。就20世纪初美国长篇小说中"美国梦"的文学表现进行深入探讨。

'American dream' has always been a literature subject in American literature over some 200 years.Its historical cultural origin is related closely with literature.Among those affirmation and denial,the strain between personal and national,the American dream in American literature has unceasingly developed and has profound affection.This article spotted a thorough discussion on the literature display of 'American dream' in the 20th century.