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Sister Carrie A Love Story Between One Woman and Two Men Analysis of Two Major Male Characters Drouet, a salesman who meets Carrie on Carrie’sfirst trip to Chicago and later on induces her. Hurstwood, a manager of a well-known bar, who deserts his comfortable home and tricks her to flee with him to New York after he robbed his employees safe. Then he begins to disintegrate ,and Carrie leaves him, going out to find work on the stage and rises to fame gradually. Drouet’s influence on Carrie’s growth A. Drouets alert to distinctions in dress arouses Carrie s desire and envy. B. He is a rescuer who saves Carrie out of living crisis C. He is a satisfier who meets Carrie’s initial material desire D. He unconsciously help Carrie to seek true love Good clothes were the first essential, the things without which he was nothing. 西装背心的低领里露出笔挺的白底粉红条纹衬衫的前胸。外套的袖口露出同一布料的衬衫袖口，上面的扣子是一粒大的镀金扣… Knowing that clothing reflect social class and personal value, constitutes a generally understood language of society, Drouets alert to distinctions in dress arouses Carrie s desire and envy. Hurstwood’s influence on Carrie’s growth A. Hurstwood is a rescuer who saves Carrie out of a dangerous relationship. B. Hurstwood’s impoverishment reduces Carrie to free from conventional role of a housewife and become a dependent and successful Broadway actress. Conclusion Drouet is vain and boastful, keen on and also good at flirting with beautiful woman. Hurstwood is well-educated,serious, hypocritic ,lonely but grave enough to seek for his true happiness. A Deep Study of Hurstwood’s impoverishment Hurstwood, one man to be envied, reduced to nothing. Having lost his money ,reputation and clothes----the essence of his self, he loses all desire and his last suicidal words was“ What is the use? life philosophy The ultimate meaning of desire is death. When Hurstwood comes to the end of desire, he does not want anything more, he dies. Wanting more, Carrie goes on living, dreaming something