Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie is a simple tale of a young‚ pretty eighteen year old girl Caroline Meeber also know as Carrie. When Carrie got on the train from Columbia City to Chicago she had only few cheap items in her trunk and her sister’s address on a piece of paper. Being only eighteen she was still "full of the illusions of ignorance and youth"(Dreiser‚ 7). She was both afraid of the things to come and exited by the countless possibilities offered by one of the largest cities of the
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Comparison: Maggie – Girl of the streets & Sister Carrie Thesis: Portrays of two naturalistic female characters Maggie and Sister Carrie …..The escape of two women – failure or success? Introduction: I have chosen to have a look at Maggie – Girl of the Streets and Sister Carrie‚ to compare and see if_________(thesis). Shortly about naturalism and naturalistic characters…: - Naturalistic works exposed the dark harshness of life - humans are “human beasts” (Emile Zola)
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in texts like Sister Carrie and Death of a Salesman. While the American Dream was supposed to be a collective success at its initial stage‚ ambition‚ along with a pinch of greed and materialism were perfect ingredients to the realization of an American nightmare rather. The two above mentioned texts not only expose their readers to a fictitious American tragedy but they also reflect the downfall of the real American Dream that emerged in 1776 in the US society. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser
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What is ‘American Exceptionalism’ and what are its (religious) origins? ‘The position of the Americans is therefore quite exceptional‚ and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be placed in a similar one. (…) Let us cease‚ then‚ to view all democratic nations under the example of the American people.’ Alexis de Tocqueville‚ Democracy in America‚ 1835/1840 When in 1497 John Cabot and his sailing crew landed on the North American coast‚ he was guiding the first colonists to a land
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Bumanglag‚ Amleth Lyn C. March 12‚ 2011 MAT-ELA Anglo-American Literature FALLEN WOMAN IN THEODORE DREISER’S SISTER CARRIE Introduction One might think that Sister Carrie is a love story‚ but rather it is a story of greed‚ declining morality‚ and selfish desires. All central characters are products of a changing economy—decline of agriculture and rise of industry in late nineteenth century. Theodore Dreiser significantly sets the story in Chicago (1889) and later to New York of which
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ON THEODORE DREISER’S SISTER CARRIE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF NATURALISM by Qiu Yanhong June‚ 2007 Xiaogan University Abstract Theodore Dreiser is an outstanding writer in American literary history .Writing in naturalist style; he created a new era of American literature and influenced a good many contemporary writers as well as his followers. Sister Carrie is regarded as the masterpiece of Theodore Dreiser’s
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She? You see… She happens to be an amazing role model in today’s messed up society. Mr. Hawkins‚ I think Carrie Underwood should come here to speak to us‚ the student body. Carrie Underwood is really polite‚ vigorous‚ and beneficial. One reason I selected Carrie Underwood would have to be about her politeness towards her fans and haters. Some pop singers have a really bad lack of respect for their fans like Justin Bieber‚ but Carrie Underwood has a great responsibility with her
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Industrialisation and Identity: Society and the Individual in Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie Introduction In 1889 Chicago had the peculiar qualifications of growth which made such adventuresome pilgrimages even on the part of young girls plausible. Its many and growing commercial opportunities gave it widespread fame‚ which made of it a giant magnet‚ drawing to itself‚ from all quarters‚ the hopeful and the hopeless - those who had their fortune yet to make and those whose fortunes and
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Another intelligence? The article “Another intelligence” reveals an enigmatic of science: Emotional intelligence. In its first words‚ the article introduces theory of emotional intelligence belongs to John D.Mayer and Peter Salovey. According to Golema‚ Emotional Intelligence consists of five key elements‚ including knowing one’s own emotion. It also shows how emotional awareness can lead to managing one’s emotion. Then‚ it quotes Goleman’s list “people recognizing emotion in other” to handle relationship
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expectation‚ whereas me‚ I’m so weak and too cautious regarding those affairs. Am I a coward or I simply want to play safe? I detain Rina‚ I confine Carrie. What is my objective? To prevent my heart away from devastations? At the same time I was hoping for Sophia‚ missing her‚ adoring her while enjoying the pleasure given by Rina‚ relishing the sensation lugged by Carrie... how I honestly do not see myself. I feel ashamed‚ embarrassed by my own dishonesty‚ untruthfulness‚ weakness‚ fear. I admit‚ my friend
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