![]() ![]() But, being exceedingly pretty and not disinclined towards the interests and affections of a young, ladder climbing salesman, she accepts his overtures and the access it brings to a better class of gentleman. ![]() ![]() With no real skills she discovers opportunities for work in Chicago limited. Set in 1880s Chicago and New York, Sister Carrie tells the story of a Midwestern teenage country girl who fled the claustrophobia of a small town Anericana for the big city. Inclined towards telling stories of uniquely American aspiration, Dreiser casts a dim eye on those who may become consumed by their desire to improve their station. Without meaning to give short shrift to "An American Tragedy," Sister Carrie is Theodore Dreiser's best work. ![]()
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