Sister Carrie
Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945)
•American modern novelist
• “Three literary giants” with Hemingway and Faulkner
Works:
1900 Sister Carrie 《嘉莉妹妹》 1911 Jennie Gerhardt《珍妮姑娘》 1912 The Financier《金融家》 1914 The Titan《巨人》 1915 The Genius《天才》 1925 An American Tragedy《美国的悲剧》 1946 Bulwark《堡垒》 1947 The Stoic《斯多葛派》 ··········
•Drouet want to carry her grip but Carrie refused. While he still be looking till her sister find her.
•When Carrie see her sister, she realises the change of affectional atmosphere. She still looking at Drouet and when he left, she feels much alone.
• She meets Charles
Drouet, a traveling
salesman, who is
attracted to her
because of her
simple beauty and
unspoiled manner.
self-protection and coquetry
arise the interest
give her business card and ask for next meet in Chicago
Drouet: still kind and keep his manners
Carrie: smiled to him for his kindness and feels terrible when he left.
well prepared plot for the wholeissatisfied with life in her rural Wisconsin home, 18 year-old Caroline "Sister Carrie" Meeber takes the train to Chicago, where her older sister Minnie, and her husband Sven Hanson, have agreed to take her in.Then she leaves her rural home to seek work in Chicago
mingling
Drouet talks to her first
about people in her town clothier
afraid of not being employed
give him name and curious about the new world
ask her information nearing Chicago