Pean=麒 Which charーes M・ Sch址Z C。ntinued t。 draw f。r fifty

月θ2〃おana theAmerican Dream
教科・領域教育学専攻
言語系コース
M07155E
安政克枝
月朗〃加，which Char1es M． Schu1z
be1ievea to be most important and essentia1．It
continued to draw for丘比y years（1950’2000），
is natura1that it is much reiected in the wor1d
depicts American cu1ture vivid1y and concrete1y
of此a刀口‘8．
In addition，it describes what the average
Schu1z may have be1ieved that peop1e
American peop1e rea11y think and fee1through
cou1d achieve success，which is one of the
the comic characters．Schu1z is said to make a
meanings ofthe American dream，more often in
picture of peop1e’s inner㎜e：their views on
America than in the O1d Wor1d，but he a1so
re1igion，their joys，and sorrows． That is why
seemed to think that it is i11usory and aeceptive．
月θa〃〃佃 is not mere1y entertaining but
He criticizes the dark side of the American
instructive．ハJthough he portrayed the wor1d
dream． There are count1ess1osers on the
of chi1aren， his readers inc1ude not on1y
wayside of the road 1eading to it． The
chi1dren but grown−ups．He may have wished
ach1evers of the Amer1can dream are11m1tea to
to criticize grown−ups by vi向d aescriptions of
a sma11number of peop1e with uncommon
chi1dren．
ta1ent．
This is a cu1tura1studγ The purpose of
In my opinion，this is why the author
the present study is to exp1ore why the
depicts Char1ie Brown as Everyman．He may
American peop1e have been fascinated and
represent those peop1e who are exc1uded from
attraCted t0 月θ∂〃α着8． In my OpiniOn， itS
success． But he has what the achievers of
success can be exp1ained by the fact that
materiaI su㏄ess sometimes1ack：consideration
此∂刀口加is deep1y concernea with the American
and sympathy for other peop1e．As a resu1t，he
dream，which is what the American peop1e have
is surrounded by many 1oving friends．
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T㎞ough depiCting the character
of Char1ie
From this point of view，one of the most
Brown，Schu1z is criticizing what the grown・ups
important yet hidden messages from the author
thi吐isimportantin1ife．
may be revea1ed： raCia1equa1ity．
On this point he has mucb in common
with great novehsts1ike Scott Fitzgera1d．
hero of肋θ
om助
American aream．
The
θaお乃y has fu1fi11ed the
SuCCeSS：
to ref1ect
he has no frienas
meaning of the American dream： aemOCraCy，
Equahty as
Wen aS
freedom is a keyword in Martin Lutber King’s
speech “I Have a Dream”
ageS・
each character treatS ana respects
月θ舳uお
（1963）． It
to the
CO10r
of their
月θθ〃口広81Sa
has
skin，
WOr1d where
gender， Or
equa1ity，
age・
which
const1tutes one aspect of the Amer1can dream，
American
Schu1z may be criticizing the
SOCiety by depicting the wor1d of
chi1dren．
Why is it1oved in America even
It 1s of
nOW？
Besides we see a
America as a me1ting pot． In
is fu11y rea1ized．
resonated with the American peop1e a11thmugh
the
距。wn−ups・
others as his or her equa1，paying no attention
月θa刀口おis a1so concerned with the other
equahty
status，honor，and wea1th that characterize the
variety of chi1dren in月θa刀uお，which is meant
except Nick Carraway
1iberty or
wor1a ofchi1aren usua11y has nothing to ao with
WOr1d of the
He has become immense1y
But he seems to have1ost much in
exchange for biS
The
noted that no aduユt apPears in Pθa刀口お。
rich直nd his parties attracted a great number of
peop1e．
It shouユd be
COurSe
because it
has a
tremendous apPea1ing Power to the American
peop1e．
has
nOt
But it may be because what he said
been
achieved
and
materia1ized：
because racia1equa1ity is sti11but
“a dreaIn．”
For the nat1on of1mm1grants，equa11ty has been
and wi11be one of the highest idea1and the
most signi丘。ant cha11enge．
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主任指導教員
松阪仁伺
芋旨導教員
松阪仁伺

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