Happiness in Old Life in May Sarton’s Journal At Seventy Abstract At Seventy is May Sarton’s journal of the daily events at her age of seventy. This thesis tends to discuss Sarton’s happiness in her old life and summarize her ways of achieving happiness through a deep analysis of her journal At Seventy. 48184

This thesis begins with the introduction of the author--May Sarton and the main idea of the whole thesis. In the first chapter, the previous researches on the topic of happiness are covered. It then defines Sarton’s sense of happiness in her old age--for Sarton, happiness is enjoying the course of aging, the beauties of life, the contact with friends and doing what she likes to do. Chapter two focuses on the reflections of Sarton’s happiness in her old life, which is mainly discussed from four aspects--old age and traveling, old age and her attitudes towards aging, old age and life writing, old age and interacting with friends. Sarton travels a lot and enjoys the pleasure of travelling in old age. She has an active attitude towards aging instead of fearing it. As a writer, she enjoys her process of writing, the support of her readers and the comments of critics. In her old age, friends are more like her family, giving her love, warmth and happiness. Chapter three analyzes both positive and negative factors that contribute to Sarton’s sense of happiness in her old life. Finally, the concluding part sums up Sarton’s measures to achieve her happiness in old age, which would be a reference for both the old and young generation.  Key words: May Sarton; Happiness; Old Life; Aging

 梅•萨藤《七十岁》日记中老年生活的幸福

摘要《七十岁》是梅•萨藤的日记，记录了她在七十岁那年日常生活的点滴。这篇论文将通过深入分析日记《七十岁》来讨论萨藤老年生活的幸福，总结她获取幸福的方法。

  论文的引言部分是对作家梅•萨藤的简单介绍以及对整篇论文主要内容的概括。正文的第一章节借助文献来介绍以前人们关于幸福这个话题的研究，然后引出对萨藤老年生活的幸福的定义。对萨藤来说，幸福就是享受衰老的过程；享受生活中的美好；享受朋友的相伴以及做自己喜欢做的事。第二章从旅行、她对衰老的态度、写作和与朋友的交往四个方面来讨论萨藤老年生活的幸福在日记《七十岁》中的体现。在她老年生活中，萨藤经常旅行，享受旅行途中的快乐。她并不害怕衰老，反而以积极的态度面对衰老。作为一个作家，她享受写作的过程、读者的支持以及来自评论家的点评。在她老年生活中，朋友更像是家人，给她关爱、温暖和幸福。第三章则分析了影响萨藤老年生活的幸福感的积极因素和消极因素。在论文的最后，总结了萨藤在衰老的过程中收获幸福的方法，为年轻人和其他老年人提供借鉴。

毕业论文关键词： 梅•萨藤；幸福；老年生活；衰老

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. The Definition of Sarton's Happiness 3

2.1. The Previous Researches on the Topic of Happiness 3

2.2. The Definition of Happiness for Sarton 4

3. The Reflections of Sarton’s Happiness in her Old Life 6

3.1. Old Age and Traveling 6

3.2. Old Age and Sarton’s Attitudes towards Aging 7

3.3. Old Age and Life Writing 8

3.4. Old Age and Interacting with Friends 10

4. The Factors that Contribute to Sarton’s Sense of Happiness 梅•萨藤《七十岁》日记中老年生活的幸福:http://www.751com.cn/yingyu/lunwen_50568.html