In Goodbye,Columbus,the lower-class Neil Krugman falls in love with the upper-class Brenda Patimkin partly driven by wealth,and the lovers’relationship and Brenda’s relationship with her family are deeply affected b...In Goodbye,Columbus,the lower-class Neil Krugman falls in love with the upper-class Brenda Patimkin partly driven by wealth,and the lovers’relationship and Brenda’s relationship with her family are deeply affected by consumerism.Therefore,this paper tries to elucidate the embodiment of consumerism in Goodbye,Columbus and the negative impacts caused by it,aiming to arouse the reflection on the money-oriented consumer society.展开更多
文摘In Goodbye,Columbus,the lower-class Neil Krugman falls in love with the upper-class Brenda Patimkin partly driven by wealth,and the lovers’relationship and Brenda’s relationship with her family are deeply affected by consumerism.Therefore,this paper tries to elucidate the embodiment of consumerism in Goodbye,Columbus and the negative impacts caused by it,aiming to arouse the reflection on the money-oriented consumer society.