Abstract: 〖JP2〗At the turn of the 19th and the 20th century,Theodore Dresser in Sister Carrie successfully designed a character named Hurstwood with modern significance who benefits from the fast deveoped economy and enjoys the affluent and comfortable life. However, freedom is the essence of human being. Marx once said that freedom degree depends on the material condition created through labor. But, as the wealthy life gradually becomes common and the spiritual life slowly tends to be easy, when one tries to realize his freedom, he still will limit to the social relation, rationality and morality. Although Hurstwood obtains more rights of freedom through basically attaining his own fully development and more wealth, he finally tastes the consequences of abandoning.〖JP〗

Key words: Marxs view of freedom, Hurstwood, tragedy

摘要： 德莱塞在代表作《嘉莉妹妹》中成功塑造了赫斯特伍德这一具有跨时代意义的人物角色，他受益于经济的迅速发展并享受着富足与安逸。然而人的本质在于自由。马克思曾指出劳动创造的物质财富决定自由的程度。随着富足的生活渐渐趋于平淡，精神的自由慢慢使灵魂安于懈怠，主体在实现自由时依旧要受到社会关系、理性和道德的约束。赫斯特伍德在基本实现了自己的全面发展且创造了更多的物质财富、获得了相对较多自由的条件下，依旧尝到了放纵自由的后果。

关键词: 马克思自由观, 赫斯特伍德, 悲剧