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
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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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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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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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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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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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Naturalism According to the powerpoints provided by the reporters‚ Naturalism exhibits the helplessness of man against nature; man is dependent on nature for survival reasons but nature does not depend on man in order to exist. Man’s struggle to overcome nature and have full reign over it would be futile as nature has its way that man would not be capable of predicting and avoiding‚ thus‚ leading to his defeat‚ which is ultimately death. It presents nature as indifferent‚ making use of environmental
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Mandy Walker Naturalism Essay Online English-10 CP Naturalism was a unique and bold movement in literature. Naturalism really focuses on nature obviously‚ and humans. Naturalists portrayed humans as helpless and “beasts”. There are three characteristics of Naturalism discussed in “The Law of Life”; how the environment determines behavior‚ how humanity is hard to understand‚ and how human destiny is beyond the control of the individual.The short story‚ “The Law of Life” by Jack London is
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November 2013 Carrie Movie I am a horror movie fanatic. When fifteen days ago the new version of “Carrie” came out‚ I did not hesitate in going to the theater. The movie was perfect to me because besides the terror‚ it had drama‚ compassion‚ and vengeance. Carrie’s mom‚ Margaret‚ is a purely deplorable figure who scratches and cuts her own flesh‚ and who cannot love herself‚ let alone a child. She is a deeply religious mother who constantly punishes her daughter Carrie. Carrie White is a shy
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