Sister Carrie

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Simon and Schuster, 2008 - Fiction - 560 pages
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Carrie Meeber leaves her home in rural Wisconsin for a big city life in Chicago, and faces a series of struggles—professional, moral, and romantic—before achieving success in the New York theater scene.

This edition includes:
-A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information
-A chronology of the author's life and work
-A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context
-An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations
-Detailed explanatory notes
-Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work
-Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction
-A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience
 

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Contents

An Ambassador Summoned
77
A Face at the Window
231
When Waters Engulf Us We Reach
255
The Strike
409
The Empty Shell
427
Curious Shifts of the Poor
457
Stirring Troubled Waters
473
Notes
503
Interpretive Notes
520
Critical Excerpts
526
Questions for Discussion
536
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About the author (2008)

Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (1871–1945) was an American author of the naturalist school, known for dealing with the gritty reality of life. Sister Carrie was his first novel.

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