"Character and Success": Teaching Sister Carrie in the Context of an On-going American Debate

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Abstract

Presents an article on teaching the novel 'Sister Carrie,' by Theodore Dreiser in the context of a national debate on character and success. Views on the women in the novel; Comparison of the structural elements of 'Sister Carrie,' 'Ragged Dick,' by Horatio Alger and 'The Song of the Lark,' by Willa Cather.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalDreiser Studies
Volume29
StatePublished - Jan 1 1998

Keywords

  • "Character and Success"
  • Sister Carrie
  • Theodore Dreiser
  • Theodore Roosevelt

Disciplines

  • Arts and Humanities
  • English Language and Literature

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