题目（英文） Cultivating Students' Humanistic Quality in English and American Literature Studying
题目（中文） 英美文学对大学生的人文素质影响
Cultivating Students' Humanistic Quality in English and American Literature Studying
Abstract
Trainspotting is an extremely popular novel written by the famous British writer, Irving Welsh who is generally referred to as “ the poet laureate of the drug era”. It depicts the decadent life of four youths who lived in Edinburgh and the various confusions they came across during their growth. It provides a relatively real portrait of the young people living in Scotland and gives an accurate account of identity dilemma existing among them.
In the 1970s, the economic condition in England began to go from bad to worth, thus the rate of employment went up and the social
Cultivating Students' Humanistic Quality in English and American Literature Studying
Abstract
Trainspotting is an extremely popular novel written by the famous British writer, Irving Welsh who is generally referred to as “ the poet laureate of the drug era”. It depicts the decadent life of four youths who lived in Edinburgh and the various confusions they came across during their growth. It provides a relatively real portrait of the young people living in Scotland and gives an accurate account of identity dilemma existing among them.
In the 1970s, the economic condition in England began to go from bad to worth, thus the rate of employment went up and the social circumstances, the original belief of British people was destroyed, and the youth were at a loss and thus the youth subculture came into being, which is a culture that is again the mainstream culture, having a lot of characteristics, remarked as against the society and tradition, falling around edge. Being an outsider of this circle, the youth can not be accepted by the society and at the same time be admitted by the circle as well. Besides, the cultural feature of themselves also has its own problems. The relevant expressions are confused about the future, the resistance towards the power and the denying towards themselves.
This thesis, from the perspective of youth subculture, attempts to analyze the tendencies and characteristics of youth subculture reflected in the characters in Trainspotting in order to arouse more and more people to show their deep concern over the youth group and the healthy development of them.
The thesis falls into five chapters. Chapter one gives a brief introduction to the author, the novel itself, the writing background and the main characters. Chapter two is literature review, introducing the previous studies both at home and abroad and relevant critical theory. In chapter three, youth subculture is presented and analyzed. Chapter four provides a thorough analysis of the novel from the perspective of youth subculture. Chapter five is the conclusion.
Key words: Culture; Youth subculture; Mainstream culture; Trainspotting; Social identity
Contents:
摘要……………………………………………………………………………………………….II
Abstract..…………………………………………………………………………….III
Contents…..………………………………………………………………………….V
Chapter One Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction to the Author 1
1.2 Introduction to the Novel 3
1.3 Aim of the Study 6
1.4 Organization of the Thesis 7
Chapter Two Literature Review 8
2.1 Previous Studies 8
2.2 Relevant Theories 9
Chapter Three The Youth Subculture 14
3.1 Introduction to Youth Subculture 14
3.2 Reasons Causing Youth Subculture 14
3.2.1 Demography 14
3.2.2 Economy 15
3.2.3 Social Reforms 16
3.2.4 Education 17
3.2.5 Conscription 19
3.2.6 Mass Culture 20
3.2.7 Summary 21
Chapter Four Analysis of Trainspotting in Light of Youth Subculture 22
4.1 About Choosing 22
4.2 Rejection 26
4.3 Addicted to Heroin 30
4.4 Bodily Functions Control 38
4.5 Self-centeredness 41
4.6 Completely Isolated 44
4.7 Youth Music Genres 46
4.8 Named “Friendship” 51
4.9 Rebirth Desire 56
4.10 The Disordered Sexual Relationship 59
4.11 Summary 65
Chapter Five Conclusion 66
Bibliography 69
Acknowledgments…………
