Sister Carrie Essay Examples

Theodore Dreisers 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 sisters address on a piece of paper. Being only eighteen she…

In August of 1889, Carrie Meeber leaves her small town to find employment in the city of Chicago. Theodore Dreiser, the author of Sister Carrie, informs the reader that, “Self-interest with her was high, but not strong. It was nevertheless her guiding characteristic. “. With her youth and innocence she hopes to seek employment so…

To this day, Sister Carrie remains one of the most controversial novels of its time. The remarkably realistic characters and contentious situations created by Theodore Dreiser illustrate the double standards within a growing American society at the turn of the twentieth century. Naturalism plays a large part in the development of each character and their…

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…