Sister Carrie

Abstract：

Sister Carrie is one of the important works of American realistic writer Dreiser. The girl named Jenny is a companion. Sister Carrie describes the rural girl Carrie came to the big city Chicago to find happiness. In order to get rid of poverty, she sold her virginity to a salesman and hotel manager. Then, she became an actress by her beauty and voice. Dreiser represented Carrie profoundly revealed the American system of capitalism crushing to the poor people and the cruelty of the bourgeois way of life of petty bourgeois corrosive

Key word:

morality, realistic, self-improvement

Sister Carrie

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1. Brief Introduction of Sister Carrie

The story took place in the late 1880 s and early ninety s Chicago and New York. Novel revolves around a girl named Carrie and a man named Hurstwood. The author used naturalistic writing style adeptly, described a story about girl named Carrie. Carrie is a beautiful rural girl, she went to Chicago to make a living. Unfortunately, the harsh reality shattered her dream., what attracted her were unemployment and disease. In desperation, she became a mistress of a salesman, she submitted to the hotel manager Hurstwood. After the elopement with Hurstwood, she became a popular actor in New York by chance . In the rank and fashion society, she achieved her fantasies. However, what did the so-called "upper-class life" bring to her? She felt empty, can not find the true meaning of life, lived the lonely and sad, she sat in the rocking chair dreaming weather she could get happiness.

2. Plot

Carrie was born in the countryside near Chicago. She was born in a poor family, but her vanity is very strong, to yearn for the rich life of the city. She is typically represents America thought a climb the underclass. However, soon after she reached Chicago became a member of the unemployed, Mired in poverty and disease. At this time, Carrie realized the great difference between the rich and the poor: on the one hand is poor, on the other hand is ZhuMenJiuRouChou. She rely on work to get her imaginary happiness is impossible. She has a young salesman he hurst wood lover and hotel manager. Later, she became an actor in New York by chance, into the bourgeois "polite" society. When Carrie found her old dream of life is not so attractive, on the contrary, she found herself very empty and boring. Dreiser in the novel also describes hurst wood deliberately. He is a member of the American upper class. On the matter, he lived a prosperous rich life, but in spirit, he is a real poverty. The lack of communication with his wife and children have no feelings. So, immediately after he met Carrie "feel her youth and vigor... feel refreshed, as if in the hot sun hot summer suddenly blowing a cool spring breeze", and love to her. After the discovery of his relationship with Carrie, he was accused by public opinion, and reputation.

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3. Character Analysis

Carrie

At first, Carrie was just a very pure girl desire to see the beautiful and rich new society. On the train to Chicago, she still feel fantasy to come back home later. But the harsh reality began to let she learned the hypocrisy and artificial. But we can't say Carrie shameless, after Drouet was cheating on her to go to the bed, Carrie also desired that he could marry her. Carrie is undoubtedly yearning higher living level, and take the opportunity to step by step, she wanted to achieve her dream by hard-working. After Carrie became famous an actress, she was independent, not only in spirit but in material. The success of the final Carrie can be regarded as the principle had to compromise the performance of the social reality.

Hustwood

Hurstwood was essentially just a dude. He was tantamount to a successful manager and well-known man in the town. He was shrewed and cleaver in many little things, and capable of creating good impression. He had risen by perserverance and industry, through long years of service, from the position of barkeeper in the commonplace salon to hi present position. It seemed he lead a perfect life, but life is not such easy. Although he acquired success from his job, he was not happy with his wife and children. Near at hand, but the mind is actually far in the end of the world. Then he begin to get tired of routinely life, and longing for a new stimulus. The presence of Carrie was just a fuse, inspired the lust of the Hurstwood. But after fled to New York, Hustwood still felt regret, caved in, and lost confidence in life, Eventually committed suicide after Carrie left him.

Drouet

Drouet was an ordinary salesman. He first meet Carrie on the train, his behavior and appearance made a strong impression on Carrie. Then, they met again in Chicgo, and he stimulated Caarie. He cheated Carrie by his hot words, and made use of Carrie. But he found himself fall in love with Carrie finally. That’s too late because Carrie had eloped with Huatwood. Drouet was a playboy who covet young girls’ beauty, and 3

cheat them because of their innocent.

4. comment:

Far more different from other heroines, Carrie was not a plain pure angel like Snow-white, nor was she brave enough to be a heroine of revolutionist or even a reformer, nor was she so clever as to be a successful career woman who start from scratch.What attracted her most, after her entering this huge metropolis was the incredible fineries, fashion shoes, smart handbags displaying in the shop windows, the jewellerys shining brightly behind the glass. She dreamed that one day, she could wear all of these, jogging gracefully into the most luxurious hotel with focused sights of admiration.And this was not merely a dream. Because she had large eyes which can earn others’ sympathy, even love. She had wonderful figure which can win others’ hearts. However, anything she got, anywhere she reached, had not come from her ambition. Things happened, and then she accepted. That’s what she had just done — just to accept willingly from the bottom of her heart. She was not at all an evil woman who would give anything for the fortune or fame. However, she would give something for a better life when her instinct defeated her intellect. That was Carrie, a girl had her own desire, a human being just like many others in the realistic world.

5.Conclusion:

Anyway, it is a story about a fighting girl. I keep thinking Carrie is a fighting girl. Nobody will be willing to be a mistress. She was force to those changes because of the society, she didn’t give up even it was hard for her. She kept her dream alive, and kept herself be honest to her heart. She didn’t do anything wrong. We are all small potatoes in big world, we just want to protect ourselves and lead our life by ourselves. Carrie is a model of many fighting girls, never give up even life is hard.

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B. A. Thesis Proposal

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Major:           English language and Literature            

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Date:              March 30, 20##                            

Chapter 1  Introduction

1.1  Significance of the study

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1.2  Structure

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Chapter 2  Literature Review

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       How relevant previous research is related to this study?

       What remains to be solved? Etc.

2.2  Research Questions

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3.2  Data Analysis

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