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Introduction
0.1 Theodore Dreiser and An American Tragedy
0.2 Literature Review
0.3 The Outline of the Thesis
Chapter 1 Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory and Veblen's Theory of Invidious Comparison
1.1 Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory
1.2 Veblen's Theory of Invidious Comparison
Chapter 2 The Environments in the Building of Clyde's Ego
2.1 Family Environment
2.1.1 Family Background
2.1.2 Family Members' Influence on Clyde
2.2 Social Environment
2.2.1 The Influence of Economic Boom
2.2.2 The Distortion of American Value
Chapter 3 The Process of Clyde's Self-distortion
3.1 Clyde's Self Changed in Pleasure Principle
3.2 Clyde's Self Deformed in Invidious Comparison
3.3 Clyde's Self Distorted in Life Instincts
3.3.1 Clyde's Narcissism
3.3.2 The Relationship between Clyde and Three Women
Chapter 4 Self-destruction in the Desire
4.1 Toward Self-destruction
4.1.1 The Psychological Process of Clyde's Killing Roberta
4.1.2 The Death Instinct of Clyde
4.2 Disillusionment of American Dream
4.2.1 The American Dream in Clyde's Age
4.2.2 The Disillusionment of Clyde's American Dream
Conclusion
References
Appendix 论文发表情况
Appendix 详细中文摘要
Acknowledgements
