Carrie merely hastened her steps and took the Sixth Avenue car. Her head was so full of the wonder of it that she had time for nothing else. “Did you hear any more from the brewery?” she asked at the end of the week, hoping by the question to stir him on to action. “No,”...
The lack of feeling in the thing was ridiculous. Carrie did not get it at all. She seemed to be talking in her sleep. It looked as if she were certain to be a wretched failure. She was more hopeless than Mrs. Morgan, who had recovered somewhat, and was now saying her lines clearly...
after three years of observation, that Carrie would ever do anything great in that line. She seemed too simple, too yielding. His idea of the art was that it involved something morepompous10. If she tried to get on the stage she would fall into the hands of some...
Carrie returns home from her first day of work and informs the Hansons that she does not like the work. They are disappointed and feel that Carrie should be happy she even has a job. The next morning Carrie again rises early, but this time she walks to work because she has realized tha...
Sister Carrie study guide contains a biography of Theodore Dreiser, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
Carrie, coming in from another direction, thought she saw Mrs. Vance going away. She strained her eyes, but could not make sure. “Was anybody here just now?” she asked of Hurstwood. “Yes,” he said guiltily; “Mrs. Vance.” “Did she see you?” she asked, expressing her full de...
The Hypocrisy and Indifference behind the Prosperity——On the Pioneering Significance of Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser in the American City Literature The first novel of Theodore Dreiser,Sister Carrie,opened a new field in the American city novels.The contemporary American society was a ...
Carrie answered, but was looking away. Down the aisle, toward the gate leading into the waiting- room and the street, stood Drouet. He was looking back. When he saw that she saw him and was safe with her sister he turned to go, sending back the shadow of a smile. Only Carrie saw ...
We also talked about going to a Giants baseball game with Cari Beauchamp (Carrie and I used to count down the days till pitchers and catchers reported to camp), and we cried on the phone together when we lost Cari. But I’m so glad Donna had so many adventures of her own, including...
Carrie Meeber, penniless and full of the illusion of ignorance and youth, leaves her rural home to seek work in Chicago. On the train, she becomes acquainted with Charles Drouet, a salesman. In Chicago, she lives with her sister, and work for a time in a shoe factory. Meager...