Caroline Meeber is a runaway who is seduced on her way to Chicago by a salesman. Later she falls in love with a barkeeper who embarks on a crime spree that forces them to flee to New York where their lives are changed forever.
This Companion provides fresh perspectives on the frequently read Dreiser classics, Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy, as well as on topics of perennial interest, which include Dreiser's representation of the city and his prose style. The volume investigates his representation of masculinity and femininity, and his treatment of ethnicity, among other topics
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Theodore Dreiser - An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy is a detailed portrayal of the dark side of the American Dream — the story of what can happen when an ordinary man's desire for wealth and status overwhelms his moral sense. It is one of the greatest American novels of any style or period.
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Theodore Dreiser - Jennie Gerhardt
One of the best novels by Teodore Dreiser telling the unhappy story of a working-class woman who accepts all the adversity life visits on her and becomes the mistress of two wealthy and powerful men in order to help her impoverished family.
