Plot Summary The novel, Sister Carrie, written by Theodore Dreiser discusses the life of an eighteen-year old girl leaving Columbia City to start a new life in Chicago. With her are four dollars, a few paltry belongings, and her sister s address in Chicago. Throughout…
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by Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser
United States
English
Literary realism
Chicago, New York City and Montreal, 1889–93
1900
Caroline "Carrie" Meeber, Minnie Hanson,Sven Hanson, Charles H. Drouet, George W. Hurstwood, Julia Hurstwood, Jessica Hurstwood, George Hurstwood, Mr. and Mrs. Vance, Robert Ames
The novel centers on a young country girl who moves to the big city where she starts realizing her own American Dream. She starts her career as a mistress and later becomes a famous actress.