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Yet this is a tricky proposition when neither heralds from money nor could be considered a great
beauty. I think I read somewhere that he was grouped with the naturalists, and I can see that also.
The not-so-dim Mrs. Hurstwood also figures out George has been up to something (though by
modern day standards, it’s pretty mild stuff). More importantly, while he isn't throwing stones at
people, it's clear from the get-go that he doesn't sympathize with sexual predation, and that he
regards some of Carrie's choices as mistaken. This natural sense of self, uncluttered by romantic
notions, will eventually be the source of Carrie’s power as an actress. Sue me! Yet contrary to what
indicated by the deceptive title, the book features very little of the eponymous heroine's trajectory
often deviating to chronicle the narrative arcs of her lovers who, by turns, unwittingly aid and thwart
her. It thus allows the reader to feel that they can see the characters as they really are. It seems to me,
that if you tell you story well enough, and you respect your readers enough, you do not need to
spend the last half dozen pages explaining the meaning behind what you just said. It is one of the
best novels of naturalism ever written, a masterpiece in its genre. After the disappointments of life
with Drouet and Hurstwood, Ames represents a truth and beauty that Carrie had, up until this point,
only vaguely sensed. Not only was Sister Carrie much better than I expected it to be, it turned out to
be the kind of novel that stayed with me. Sister Carrie centers on Carrie Meeber, a country girl who
travels to the big city to live with her sister. People wanted to know what was going on all over the
city, the country and the world. Its splendid gates had opened, admitting her from a cold, dreary
outside. Carrie is a woman dealt a bad hand, who determines to make the most of what she has,
seizing opportunity when it is offered. Success appears to have nothing to do with being good or
bad. After some persuading from Hurstwood, Carrie and the manager begin an affair behind
Drouet’s back. I read the Kindle edition on two different Kindles that I own, a new Fire Kindle, and
an old, original Kindle. If mailing payment please contact us beforehand so we can put the title on
hold for you. And the biggest factor in what happens to them is whether they make decisions for
themselves --and what sort of decisions they make. Accordingly, I edited the review slightly, to
eliminate references to the description, without changing anything substantive. (I read the book in a
nondescript library copy, and don't recall the actual edition.) This is another book I read for
background information on American Literature, back when we were homeschooling our girls.
Dreiser would have us believe that Carrie is a natural at acting. And in context, I would have paid my
dime to read this at the beginning of the 20th century to jump into the arms of the new literature
which promised to clean up the archaic language of the Victorian era, and its obsolescent society,
and show people what America was really like. This was an accusation flung at Carrie from time to
time. Books were beyond her interest knowledge a sealed book. For an optimal experience, please
switch to the latest version of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari or Mozilla Firefox. I
found myself skimming entire passages just to get through. From beginning to end I was thoroughly
engaged in this coming of age story of a young and attractive girl who must depend on herself and
her own talent and ingenuity to survive in a hostile environment. Dreiser can write a book, but he
can't write a sentence. But if you want to know how things were during the 1870s - 1890s in
American life, this book will show you.
Dreiser's descriptions of her mind and ambitions are frequently quite scathing. The Blaze of the
Tinder: Flesh Wars With the Flesh h. After a while, Hurstwood’s business fails and he loses his job.
If mailing payment please contact us beforehand so we can put the title on hold for you. The
rollercoaster of hope and desolation coursing throughout the book was as much a part of life at the
turn of the 20th century as it is at the turn of the 21st. Full content visible, double tap to read brief
content. Magnificent dialog. Do you like the works of Edward Hopper. It is such a profound novel,
one that raises so many questions about human nature. Plot and character conspire to fling us from
incident to incident and page to page in a way that makes it fairly hard to put down, yet it is no mere
pot boiler - the seriousness of purpose is greater than the involving details through which it is
conveyed. Recall it being extremely well-written albeit quite depressing - need to re-read. In your
rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.”.
Manipulative, bored with his home life, and well paid for not doing much, he initially strikes the
reader as something of a predator. It touched on themes such as consumerism, human desire, the
mercurial nature of fame, and more, but Dreiser's writing itself always felt bogged down in several
extraneous details. There's a very good reason that Dreiser was such a polarizing figure during his
own lifetime, with conservative professors extolling his work and young rabble-rousers thumbing
their noses at it; and that's because, critics argue, Dreiser was the last gasp of a form of the arts
violently killed off during the first half of the 20th century, making him merely a minor footnote in
history whether one is discussing Romanticism or Modernism. As a heroine, Carrie (like the rest of
us) isn't perfect, and she's so naive in the first half or so of the book that I wanted to shake her by the
shoulders a couple of times; but it was a friendly frustration, because I genuinely liked her, cared
about her welfare and rooted for her, and greatly enjoyed her personal growth under Dreiser's deft
hand. Ames is no phony, and his few comments regarding art and the theater, light a fire in Carrie.
This was an accusation flung at Carrie from time to time. This natural sense of self, uncluttered by
romantic notions, will eventually be the source of Carrie’s power as an actress. A reluctant Carrie
eventually settles for this arrangement, while finally exacting an exchange of wedding vows with
Hurstwood. Dreiser's sparse style depicts the realities of everyday city life (Chicago and New York)
at the turn of the 19th Century in a way that seems to hide nothing. Of an intermediate balance,
under the circumstances, there is no possibility. Recall it being extremely well-written albeit quite
depressing - need to re-read. Interesting characters and rivetting insight into life at the turn of the
(last) century. He was also from Terre Haute where Joel earned his master's and consequently I drank
a great deal of beer. The book's strengths include a brooding but compassionate view of humanity, a
memorable cast of characters, and a compelling narrative. I don't share the pessimism and the
inevitability of a sad ending of the man's protagonist and, on the contrary, the happy and superficial
effects on the life of the female's protagonist. Know, then, that for you it is neither surfeit nor
content. She is a vain woman who greatly values social position and wealth. He’s one of those
characters that at one point, earlier on, you want to see get some payback. The argument against:
Ironically, critics of this book argue nearly the exact opposite of its fans: that despite it being written
a mere two decades before the explosive birth of Modernism, it remains a badly dated relic of
Victorianism, not a harbinger of things to come but a perfect example of the kind of tripe the
Modernists were precisely railing against.
As a consequence, the inner lives of all the characters are brilliantly replicated for the reader's
benefit. In addition, the novel seems like a mild indictment of the fatal lure of the big city with its
frenetically-paced industrial hubs, jam-packed shopping districts and flourishing neighborhoods, the
deceptive grandeur with its promise of wealth and social relevance to the starry-eyed, penniless
newcomer that remains only ever that - a promise. The Blaze of the Tinder: Flesh Wars With the
Flesh h. I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe
directly from any marketing communications at any time. She eventually is able to land a job as a
chorus girl, and it’s not long before she is recognized, and elevated. The plot here concerns a young
farm girl who comes to Chicago (where a married sister of hers already lives) to seek her fortune and
is seduced, early on, into sexual sin. Perhaps one might gain more from a discussion of the book as
opposed to just reading it, because Dreiser's prosaic writing has a tendency to bore. Drieser’s artistic
balance and eye for psychological detail and nuances were considerable, as displayed in the first
remarkable paragraphs of the Sister Carrie l, where the reader is first introduced to a young
Wisconsin girl, Carrie Meeber, who is on a train, nervously heading toward Chicago. It is such a
profound novel, one that raises so many questions about human nature. Carrie was young and
innocent when she escaped small town Wisconsin for big city Chicago. The portrayal of sister
Carries is masterfully done. Y?llar oldu ilk genclik y?llar?mda okumama ragmen ilerde ki y?llardada
tekrar tekrar okudugum eserlerden. Besides that, it is a great novel, so effortlessly simple in
portraying the complexities of human race. Carrie is a unique individual even tho she may end up
being like many humans searching for happiness and not knowing when they have it. Unfortunately,
Dreiser spoils the strength of his story by moralizing with the ending. Of the three protagonists living
in the big City, one is destroyed, one rises to the top, and the third passes through unscathed. We are
also given two others - Drouet and Hurstwood. None ever has a fully formed, let alone interesting,
thought; they limit themselves to dim impressions of either the obvious or the implausible.
Magnificent dialog. Do you like the works of Edward Hopper. Through a series of implausible plot
developments, then (easy money stolen on a whim one night while drunk, flight from the law, a
return of the money but subsequent social disgrace), the couple find themselves in 1890s New York,
trying to resume a comfortable domestic life but with this becoming more and more difficult, due to
the current recession and Hurstwood's lack of business contacts in this cold east-coast city. The story
drew me in and kept my interest to the very last page. It is a long novel, but I wouldn't cut out a
single sentence. Drieser’s brick by brick dismantling of Hurstwood is one of the most thorough in
literature. I think I read somewhere that he was grouped with the naturalists, and I can see that also.
Frank, evocative and compelling, Sister Carrie gives us a version of the American dream with a gritty
and unattractive reality. Accordingly, I edited the review slightly, to eliminate references to the
description, without changing anything substantive. (I read the book in a nondescript library copy,
and don't recall the actual edition.) This is another book I read for background information on
American Literature, back when we were homeschooling our girls. It has 47 chapters. It was
considered more easily accessible to the public; the harsh message of new American Naturalism
softened. The Pixar Way: 37 Quotes on Developing and Maintaining a Creative Company (fr. Carrie
is a woman dealt a bad hand, who determines to make the most of what she has, seizing opportunity
when it is offered. Don't we know now that good girls go to paradise and bad girls go wherever the
hell they want.
Carrie was young and innocent when she escaped small town Wisconsin for big city Chicago. So I'd
argue that he comes across here as, perhaps, a qualified rather than an extreme Naturalist. When the
Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King e. Carrie however, via a pretty neighbor, meets Bob
Ames, a scholar from Indiana (and probably an authorial stand-in for Dreiser). In your rocking-chair,
by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.”. As this review comments
on, Dreiser shows off a lot of his own intellect and writing ability, to the point where his narration
overwhelms the actual story and characters within it. One is doomed, and the other occupies a
glittering, but also brittle and fragile world. Curiously, Carrie never asks about whether Hurstwood is
committing bigamy. When she runs into difficulties, rather than return home, she accepts assistance
from a man who leads her to believe they will marry. And as a woman I am interested in categorizing
male authors according to their handling of women characters. I couldn’t discern the need for 1900’s
censorship until midway through when the book started down an unexpected path. Carrie finds the
suave and sensitive Hurstwood a much more agreeable companion than Drouet. Drouet, moved by
Carrie’s prettiness and poor state, offers to financially support her. She knows she must accept help
from the men she meets, but she also understands their motives, and knows she ultimately can't trust
them and still keep her self-respect. They arrive in the city with nothing but their looks. Writers took
extreme liberties with creating the most realistic point of view and portrayal of characters who were
living the American dream, or at least attempting to. Anlat?m tarz?, konuyu isleyisi ile okuyucusunu
icine cekiyor elinizden b?rakman?z zor ac?kcas. Minnie and Hanson’s frugal way of life further
exacerbates Carrie’s unhappiness. Carrie soon gets sick, loses her job, but also encounters Drouet,
who basically takes her away to live with him (which must have been fairly daring at the time). A
reluctant Carrie eventually settles for this arrangement, while finally exacting an exchange of
wedding vows with Hurstwood. And, unlike her almost-contemporaries Anna Karenina, Edna
Pontellier and Emma Bovary, Carrie does not pay the price of death for daring to live the life that
does not conform to the pre-defined ideal; instead, she thrives - even if it in Dreiser's wistful vision
does not live up to any high standards. There’s a poignant counterpoint toward the end of the story,
that Dreiser frames beautifully. Needless to say, the combination of Dreiser being way over my head,
my limited English skills and only so much patience an 11-year-old would have with a dictionary, I
soon enough started getting distracted by the afternoon episodes of Duck Tales, and therefore my
memory of this book has long been just a bit fuzzy. Turning off the personalized advertising setting
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repetitive. But Dreiser's treatment is completely tasteful and restrained, devoid of anything like
explicit sex or obscenity. Curiously, Carrie never asks about whether Hurstwood is committing
bigamy. And, unlike her almost-contemporaries Anna Karenina, Edna Pontellier and Emma Bovary,
Carrie does not pay the price of death for daring to live the life that does not conform to the pre-
defined ideal; instead, she thrives - even if it in Dreiser's wistful vision does not live up to any high
standards. Unfortunately, Dreiser spoils the strength of his story by moralizing with the ending. It
has 47 chapters. It was considered more easily accessible to the public; the harsh message of new
American Naturalism softened. Perhaps one might gain more from a discussion of the book as
opposed to just reading it, because Dreiser's prosaic writing has a tendency to bore.