An American Tragedy | Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. Read Sister Carrie, Dreiser's first and most controversial novel. Discuss the conflict between morality and the pursuit of the American Dream as presented in both novels.
2. Choose a giant machine and describe how the workings of that machine parallels Dreiser's idea of American society.
3. Compare and contrast Roberta and Sondra and discuss how their differences fit into Dreiser's theme of opposition. In what ways are these two characters similar? What do these characters symbolize?
4. Write a persuasive paper arguing that either Clyde is a cold-blooded...
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