Cultural Differences in Daisy Miller开题报告

1. 研究目的与意义

cultural difference is a kind of study of society, which mainly researches on the interaction between all over the world.these differences include environment,history,culture and so on. the research focuses on expounding the differences between the united states and the europe and exploring its causes. it conforms to the theme of international exchange. the research reminds me henry jsmes#8217;s novel--daisy miller.

henry jsmes is one of the most significant writers in the 19^th-century literary realism. the novel describes a psychological description of the mind of a young woman,and as an analysis of the traditional views of a society where she is a clear outsider. by describing the life of a love tragedy, it reflects the differences between european and american culture and communication problems which can not be ignored. the tragic love story ended by the misunderstanding of each other and daisy miller#8217;s death. the study of daisy miller will help us know better of the social differences between these two countries.

besides, the novel is the representative work of henry james. it shows us some problems between the united states and the europe, especially about culture. there is less antipathy to different culture in literature. it changes the way different people in different countries express their emotion in literature.

2. 研究内容和预期目标

cultural difference is a kind of study of society, which mainly researches on the interaction between all over the world.these differences include environment,history,culture and so on. the research focuses on expounding the differences between the united states and the europe and exploring its causes. it conforms to the theme of international exchange. the research reminds me henry jsmes#8217;s novel--daisy miller.

henry jsmes is one of the most significant writers in the 19^th-century literary realism. the novel describes a psychological description of the mind of a young woman,and as an analysis of the traditional views of a society where she is a clear outsider. by describing the life of a love tragedy, it reflects the differences between european and american culture and communication problems which can not be ignored. the tragic love story ended by the misunderstanding of each other and daisy miller#8217;s death. the study of daisy miller will help us know better of the social differences between these two countries.

besides, the novel is the representative work of henry james. it shows us some problems between the united states and the europe, especially about culture. there is less antipathy to different culture in literature. it changes the way different people in different countries express their emotion in literature.

3. 国内外研究现状

daisy miller is the most successful and most influential work of henry james. the tragic love story as well as the relationship between the united states and the europe are considered to be the epitome of henry james#8217;s own life experience. comparison between these two countries keep being researched for a long time.

apart from that, the love eventually to tragedy that daisy miller suffered from the traditional and stubborn society is one of the main research points. scholars both at home and abroad have good comments on henry james#8217;s great leap of not just considering himself as a british writer but an american. he pioneered the #8220;international theme#8221; novels precedent.

4. 计划与进度安排

outline

chapter Ⅰ. brief introduction

1.1literature review

5. 参考文献

[1]henry james. daisy miller [m]. new york：cornhill magazine ，1981.

[2]brislin r.cultural learning [m].1977.

[3]kantor j.cultural psychology [m].1982.