The Americanness of Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy : From a Japanese Reader's Perspective

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• This paper discusses what makes Dreiser's An American Tragedy (1925/1971) so "American" to Japanese readers. It compares the story with a Japanese novel Seishun no Satetsu [Stumbling (or failure) of Youth], written by Tatsuzo Ishikawa in 1971. Even though the two stories depict similar plot lines and deal with the same theme (i.e., man's desire for success resulting in murder), An American Tragedy presents some elements that are very American to a Japanese reader: the notion of naturalism and the influence of Christian teachings. This paper compares the story with its Japanese counterpart Seishun no Satetsu and attempts to describe the "Americanness" perceived by a Japanese reader in the story.

著者

• 楠山 百合

  名古屋商科大学経営学部

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