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Sister Carrie  by Theodore Dreiser Contents The Author Summary Themes The Author Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (/?dra?s?r, -z?r/;[1] August 27, 1871?– December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despite a lack of a firm moral code, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Major Works Sister Carrie ?嘉莉妹妹? （1900） Jennie Gerhardt ?珍妮姑娘? （1911） The Trilogy of Desire ?欲望三步曲? The Financier ?金融家? （1912） The Titan ?巨人? （1914） The Stoic ?斯尔葛? （1947） The Genius《天才》（1915） An American Tragedy《美国的悲剧》（1925） The Bulwark《堡垒》（1946） Summary Sister Carrie tells the story of two characters: Carrie Meeber, an ordinary girl who rises from a low-paid wage earner to a high-paid actress, and George Hurstwood, a member of the upper middle class who falls from his comfortable lifestyle to a life on the streets. Neither Carrie nor Hurstwood earn their fates through virtue or vice, but rather through random circumstance. Their successes and failures have no moral value; this stance marks Sister Carrie as a departure from the conventional literature of the period.? Themes American Dream Change and Transformation Choices and Consequences Class Conflict Identity Sex American Dream Each of Dreisers characters in Sister Carrie search for their own American Dreams —Carrie is filled with the expectations of acquiring the finer things in life — Drouet pursues the other appointments that represent his dream, such as a beautiful woman to adorn his arm and his own home. Change and Transformation Carrie and Hurstwood undergo dramatic changes from the beginning of the novel to the end. — Carries transition takes her from country bumpkin to glamorous actress. — Hurstwoods transition moves him fro