《美国的悲剧》是德莱塞现实主义达到顶峰的作品,小说成功塑造了主人公克莱德的形象,详细描述了克莱德如何从一个天真幼稚的青年人逐渐蜕变、堕落为凶杀犯、最后自我毁灭的全过程。本文通过小说的社会背景、政治背景、宗教以及主人公个人的性格弱点等几个方面进行深入剖析,全面揭示了克莱德悲剧产生的原因,从而使我们更加深刻认识美国社会的本质。 “American Tragedy” is Dresser’s realism culminating in the novel, the novel successfully shaped the image of the hero Clyde, detailing how Clyde from a naive young man gradually transformed, degenerate into a murderer, the last self The whole process of destruction. This article analyzes in depth the social background, political background, religion and personality weakness of the protagonist, which reveals the causes of Clyde’s tragedy in an all-round way so that we can understand more deeply the essence of American society.