In his fictional writing of Sister Carrie, the character Hurstwood was an example of a failed man for not being able to give Carrie the materialistic lifestyle that she desired. ... Sister Carrie provides evidence making it known that it revolves around naturalism. Sister Carrie is a text with groundings of realism, but takes an interesting shift towards naturalism. ... Carrie moves to Chicago with her sister and brother-in-law, and it enthralls her and she constantly wants to buy things. ... Frank Norris and Theodore Dreiser provide excellent content regarding Naturalism in their writings of...

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Christopher was closest to his younger sister Carrie. ... He had both parents, each with stable jobs, and a sister. Carrie recently released a book, The Wild Truth, that shows us more about him and his family. In her book Carrie tells us that Walt was an abusive father who would physically abuse not only his wife but also his children. ... Meaning that Christopher and Carrie were both bastards. ...

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James Baldwin describes language as a "political instrument," that connects with the public and reveals are private identities. He also describes how one language may be comprehensive to us but then be incomprehensible to someone else, just as Richard Wright experienced and depicted in his autobiogr...

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Some of some famous novels were "The Origin of Species", "Le Roman Experimental", and "Sister Carrie". ... Theodore Dreiser's best works were Sister Carrie (1900), Jennie Gerhardt (1911), and An American Tragedy (1925). ...

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