An Analysis of Sister Carrie's Desire——from Perspective of Maslow's Needs Theory  

作　　者：吴燕梅 

机构地区：[1]贵州财经大学商务学院外语系

出　　处：《海外英语》2017年第3期179-180,183,共3页Overseas English

摘　　要：Since the publication of Sister Carrie,there has been a tense discussion on the desire of the Carrie.Many critics focus on the conspicuous desire that drives Carrie to be a social climber.Indeed,desire is the driving force for Carrie.But we can’t generalize all her longings as desire or use"desire"to describe Carrie’s different needs at different life stage.Here,the author attempts to analyze Carrie’s desire in detail and form a better understanding of her desire by using Maslow’s Needs-Hierarchy Theory.Since the publication of Sister Carrie, there has been a tense discussion on the desire of the Carrie. Many critics focus on the conspicuous desire that drives Carrie to be a social climber. Indeed, desire is the driving force for Carrie. But we can't generalize all her longings as desire or use'desire'to describe Carrie's different needs at different life stage. Here, the author attempts to analyze Carrie's desire in detail and form a better understanding of her desire by using Maslow's Needs-Hierarchy Theory.

关 键 词：Carrie’s Desire SATISFACTION Maslow’s Needs Theory 

分 类 号：I106[文学—世界文学]