Sister Carrie

<p><strong>Sister Carrie</strong> (1900) by Theodore Dreiser follows the life of Carrie Meeber a young woman who moves from a small Wisconsin town to Chicago in search of a better life. Struggling at first she is drawn into relationships with men who offer her material comfort-first Charles Drouet a salesman and later George Hurstwood a married manager who risks everything to be with her. While Hurstwood's fortunes decline Carrie rises to success as a stage actress in New York. The novel portrays the lure of ambition the fragility of relationships and the moral ambiguity of pursuing the American Dream.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>