Jean Girl

Author: Dreiser
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Dreiser vividly depicts the tragic life of the daughter of a worker, Jeanie, in the novel. The female protagonist, Jeanie, is forced by life to first become the mistress of Senator Brand and later the mistress of the wealthy and dissolute Lester, destined for a life of enduring humiliation and profound suffering. As the plot takes a sudden turn, it is natural for readers to conclude that the world that produced Jeanie's tragedy is unjust and inhumane. The greatest achievement of Dreiser's realism in the novel probably lies here.