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Title: Sister Carrie: A Novel
Note: Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: John Hamm and David Widger
Summary: "Sister Carrie: A Novel" by Theodore Dreiser is a significant work of fiction written during the late 19th century. The novel explores themes of ambition, social mobility, and the struggles of young women in a rapidly industrializing America through the life of its main character, Carrie Meeber, who leaves her rural home for the bustling city of Chicago. At the start of the story, we meet eighteen-year-old Carrie as she boards a train to Chicago with little more than a few possessions and hopes for a better life. Initially filled with dreams and illusions, Carrie soon encounters the harsh realities of urban life as she navigates her new surroundings. The opening passage illustrates her naivety and aspirations, as well as the allure of the city, contrasting them with the darker truths that await. As she arrives, Carrie begins to experience the complexities of life in Chicago, from the allure of materialism to the challenges of securing employment, embodying the conflict between her youthful ambitions and the often-unforgiving nature of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945
EBook No.: 233
Published: Mar 1, 1995
Downloads: 1800
Language: English
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Didactic fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction
Subject: Mistresses -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Sister Carrie: A Novel
Note: Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: John Hamm and David Widger
Summary: "Sister Carrie: A Novel" by Theodore Dreiser is a significant work of fiction written during the late 19th century. The novel explores themes of ambition, social mobility, and the struggles of young women in a rapidly industrializing America through the life of its main character, Carrie Meeber, who leaves her rural home for the bustling city of Chicago. At the start of the story, we meet eighteen-year-old Carrie as she boards a train to Chicago with little more than a few possessions and hopes for a better life. Initially filled with dreams and illusions, Carrie soon encounters the harsh realities of urban life as she navigates her new surroundings. The opening passage illustrates her naivety and aspirations, as well as the allure of the city, contrasting them with the darker truths that await. As she arrives, Carrie begins to experience the complexities of life in Chicago, from the allure of materialism to the challenges of securing employment, embodying the conflict between her youthful ambitions and the often-unforgiving nature of society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945
EBook No.: 233
Published: Mar 1, 1995
Downloads: 1800
Language: English
Subject: New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
Subject: Didactic fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction
Subject: Mistresses -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.