Jeanette Young

Author: Dreiser
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: Sister Carrie is one of the major works of the renowned American writer Dreiser. The impoverished Carrie is forced to live with Senator Bigler out of necessity. They remain together until his death, though they never officially marry. Carrie moves with their child to another place. She meets a wealthy young man, Hurstwood, and lives with him, but she is not accepted by his relatives. Later, to enable him to inherit the estate, she decisively cuts off all contact with him. Unlike the protagonist of Sister Carrie, the author portrays a near-saintly figure in this book.