Sister Carrie (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Theodore Dreiser
- First Published: 1900
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: 1889
- Setting: Chicago and New York
- Principal Characters: Carrie Meeber, Charles Drouet, G. W. Hurstwood
- Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Acting or actors, Nineteenth century, New York City, Chicago, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Adultery, City life, Divorce, Working class, Theft, Work or workers, Naivete, Innocence
- Locales: New York, NY, Chicago, IL
The Story:
When Carrie Meeber left her hometown in Wisconsin, she had nothing but a few dollars and a certain unspoiled beauty and charm. Young and inexperienced, she was going to Chicago to live with her sister and find work. While on the train, she met Charles Drouet, a genial, flashy traveling salesman. Before the train pulled into the station, they had exchanged addresses, and Drouet promised to call on Carrie at her sister’s house.
When she arrived at her sister’s home, Carrie discovered that her life there would be far from the happy, carefree existence of...
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