Sister Carrie Essays

Title: Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser, 1871-1945. Lived in Terre Haute, Illinois, Hollywood, California. Sister Carrie originally published in 1900. Four Main Characters: Carrie Meeber – A young girl infatuated with the cosmopolitan consumerism of Chicago and constantly dissatisfied with her life. She first abandons her sister and brother-in-law to live with Drouet, unwed, and then leaves Drouet for Hurstwood, whom she discards as a result of his personal decline and her rise to fame. Charlie

struggled to maintain employment and his family often battled with economic instability. They relocated many times and Dreiser received very few educational opportunities. This is similar to Sister Carrie in the story when she leaves her mother and father and their village to head up to Chicago to see her sister, at the age of eighteen. In the late 1890s, after reading the philosophies of multiple scientists, Dreiser acknowledged that there was no true meaning or purpose in life. For example, even

Conformity Over Individuality: Dreiser's Sister Carrie and Twain’s Huckleberry Finn Human life boils down to personal comfortability. It is in our nature to surround ourselves with a sense of societal complacency in order to survive. Human nature is directly correlated to human instinct. All three of these statements directly affect human nature. It is engraved in our hereditary impulses to always strive for progression in order to conquer the obstacles of daily life. Throughout Mark Twain’s novel

Indiana, wrote Sister Carrie. Carrie, the protagonist, leaves her hometown to take on the big city of Chicago. While living with her sister, Carrie takes on a materialistic worldview. Carrie desires for all the expensive luxuries of life like the theater, but does not want to work to pay for those luxuries. She is enthralled by the lavishness of the rich and can only focus on being like them. Her desires for earthly goods outweigh anything else and later cause problems with her sister. Likewise, Jack

Hurstwood and Carrie Meeber’s secret relationship, Carrie’s new career, and Charlie Drouet’s negligence towards Carrie are major actions that take place. Up to this point, Hurstwood has met Carrie already and his thoughts are consumed with the thought of her. Carrie also notices the charm of Hurstwood from his first impression at the theater he invited Drouet and her to, and concludes that Drouet is “almost dull in in comparison” to Hurstwood (79). So, mutual feelings between Hurstwood and Carrie are immediately

resources（②《成长小说概论》，在“。。与成长主题和儿童小说区别”文档，第54页）. In Sister Carrie, Carrie should have been one of the traditional housewives which are accessories of man, like her

complex adult world. Just like these themes, such as love, death, and life, growth is a classic and eternal theme. As a result, growth is one of the significant literature writing resources. In Sister Carrie, Carrie should have been one of the traditional housewives which are accessories of man, like her sister Minnie; however, after meeting four men, she finally pays

Theodore Dreiser is regarded as an influential American novelist in the early 20th century. His novel, Sister Carrie, not only makes him well-known all over the world, but also settles his literary status in America. Sister Carrie mainly tells Carried process of actualization from a penniless girl to an elegant woman. When climbing up the ladder of the upper strata, she does not win her dreaming happiness, but the endless hopelessness and mental torture. The novel was created in 1900 when the modern

The Living Situation Affects Carrie’s Moral Judgments In Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie, Carrie Meeber, a young provincial girl without money, social status, and special ability, comes to glamorous Chicago alone. In such a poor condition, if she wants to chase her dream to live a high-level life in the urban, she must suit “the discipline of society” and it is like “the law of the jungle”. The city processes the cruel survival competition. Thus, she has to face two choices: “Either she falls

Hearts beating, fingers trembling, love is one of the most complex emotions people experience every single day. Love, a controller of actions, can influence actions to the point where one is lost in an illusion. In A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, Catherine Barkley meticulously creates an illusion of love in order to fulfill her desires thereby leading Frederic, an oblivious man lost in an illusion, into an escape from reality. Catherine begins her plan by replacing the role of two important

Social Determinism and Blind Fate in McTeague and Sister Carrie In the nineteenth century, many writers were influenced by several theories. One of these theories is the theory of social determinism. Social determinism is a belief in the central nature of people whose society has a strong effect to shape their characters according to their needs. Frank Norris and Theodore Dreiser, considered as Naturalist writers, have employed the theory of determinism in their works. Both of them argue

The Antithetic Ways of Love Love appears to materialize whenever, however, and to whomever it pleases, not often leading its victim to consider its many forms. Courtly love, established in the medieval days, and romantic love, a more popular present-day form of love, both play a role in society and in William Shakespeare’s influential play, Twelfth Night. Additionally, Noël Bonneuil’s article, “Arrival of Courtly Love: Moving in the Emotional Space,” as well as Camille Slight’s, “The Principle of

Brian De Palma’s 1976 film Carrie is about a teenage girl, named Carrie White (Sissy Spacek), who is sheltered and abused by her religious mother, Margaret (Piper Laurie). After Carrie learns to control her telekinetic powers, she finally stands up to her mother to tries to live a normal teenage life by going to her high school prom. By framing Carrie and Margaret in specific camera angles and positions, the film uses these formal elements the show the dynamics of fear, control, and power that exist

Carrie Baldwin is a sweet, innocent young woman of twenty years old. She is stunningly gorgeous, all voluptuous curves with wavy brown hair and big blue eyes, but the most appealing thing about Carrie is that she has no idea that she's a knockout. Her heart is the most beautiful thing about her. She was closest to her mother, Helen Baldwin, who passed away two years ago right after Carrie graduated high school. Helen always took care of Carrie: she was the apple of Helen's eye and Helen encouraged

True Happiness in Little Women In the beginning of Little Women, Meg, Amy, and Jo all had dreams of how their lives would play out. At the conclusion of the book none of those dreams had come true, yet each girl was happier with her life then she would have been with her imagined castle. Meg fancied a life of riches and luxury. Jo's ideal “castle in the air” was to be a famous author and own a stable of fine horses. Amy wished to be a famous artist and live in Rome. These dreams may have been

Stephen King’s novel Carrie is about a teenage girl Carrie White, a teenage girl who is constantly getting bullied by people at school. Carrie is an outcast at school and home because of her mother, Margaret White. Margaret has unusual religious beliefs, keeps Carrie sheltered at home from the outside world, and teaches Carrie that bodily functions are sinful. Margaret’s left Carrie with a lack of social skills, making Carrie an easy target for bullies. Instead of Carrie standing up for herself,

Thirty-seven years ago, 1976, the movie Carrie was made. It is a horror film based on a novel by Stephen King. In the original movie Carrie was played by Sissy Spacek, who made the first film famous. Now it is the year 2013, almost four decades later, and there is a remake of the movie. Carrie is now played by a young teen, Chloe Grace Moretz. Even though it is two different people playing Carrie’s role, both Sissy and Chloe “nailed” her part. They were both miserable teens with a psychotic mother

Social Determinism and Blind Fate in McTeague and Sister Carrie In the nineteenth century, many writers were influenced by several theories. One of these theories is the theory of social determinism. Social determinism is a belief in the central nature of people whose society has a strong effect to shape their characters according to their needs. Frank Norris and Theodore Dreiser, considered as Naturalist writers, have employed the theory of determinism in their works. Both of them argue

Alfred’s Psycho was one to shift classic form of horror and lead to transformation of horror conventions. The horror genre used to involve “monster movies” where man battled with supernatural creatures. Hitchcock however portrayed the ‘monster’ as a soul living in the head of Norman bates. Psycho, taken from its name has psychological horror. The motivation of this production was to simply entertain people, giving them the fear experience they want. Although Psycho was solely crafted to entertain

Stephen King's novel Carrie tells the horrific story of Carrieta White, a teen with telekinetic abilities, an extremely religious mother, and horrible relationships with her peers. Throughout the novel, Carrie's mother plays a key role in inhibiting her social development. However, when Carrie gets her period there is not stopping her growth. She becomes a new person. Her telekinetic ability improves, and she is finally able to develop her own opinions instead of relying on Momma's. Blood serves