电影中美国梦不完美的一面_英语论文

The Study of Imperfect "American Dream" in Movies

摘要

Literature is not only the production of social culture, but also deeply reflecting the true side of our society. The images in those American literary works

represent different “dreams”. This paper focuses on the imperfect sides of “American dream” in some masterpieces which have been adapted into films. As we all know that in different period of time, the “American dream” was interpreted in different topics. “American dream” is not so perfect, which is thought to be such a wonderful dream. In this essay I will present some films which have made by six famous literary works,  Uncle Tom's Cabin，The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn， Sister Carrie，The Great Gatsby， Death of a Salesman and The Grapes of Wrath. These films show the “American dream” in different period of times, and they also express the imperfect sides of “American dream”. Using these imperfect sides, I want to present the “American dream” generally as well as to have better understanding on the true side of American society.

Key words:American Dream, literature, film, imperfect sides

摘要

文学作品是对社会生活的反映，美国文学作品中有不少拥有不同美国梦的形象。这篇论文主要描述了以“美国梦的破灭”为主题的文学作品所改编的六部电影，他们分别是《汤姆叔叔的小屋》，《哈克伯雷费恩历险记》。《嘉莉妹妹》，《了不起的盖茨比》和《愤怒的葡萄》。这些电影表达了不同时期美国梦的具体内容，也描述了主人公美国梦的破灭过程。本文试图通过这六部电影探讨美国梦不同时期社会的真实形态。

关键词:美国梦，文学作品，电影，不完美