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others and live an upper-crust life. However, actually in this period, she learned a lot. She was good at thinking and summarizing. And the process of thinking and summarizing was actually the process of adap ng herself. Through Drouet, she got to know Hurstwood and they were a racted by each other. And then for some reasons, Hurstwood took Carrie to New York. She came into her third period of her life. A er came to New York, Hurstwood ’s poor condi on was a big blow but at the same me, it forced her to find a job, forced her to support herself, and forced her to become stronger and stronger. At that moment, she was not what she used to be. She was not the woman who depended on others and didn’t know anything about the city life. A er her experiences in Chicago, she knew her advantages— nice appearance, youth and encourage, which were all her capital to peruse her dream. Through her efforts, she soon found a job and seized the every opportunity to develop. Finally, she became one of the most popular actresses
she tried to find a job, she was thwarted at every turn. When it the weather got colder and colder, she didn’t have thick clothes, got a serious illness and lost her job. Under this kind of circumstance, she met Drouet and lived on her. When she lived with him, her life came into the second period. She experienced the life of rich people, began to adorn herself with finery and even started to act like a rich man. Though, in this period, she seemed to just know to depend on
Carrie, her life can be divided into three periods according to the change of environment. The first period is when she stayed with her sister in Chicago. In this period, she experienced the lowest point of her life. As a newcomer in ci es, she was lack of experience anபைடு நூலகம் skills so when
A er reading this novel, I found something interes ng— the trajectories of Carrie’s and Hurstwood’s life are totally reversed. Carrie, although she was born in a poor condi on and the path to pursue her be er life was full of difficul es, she struggled to survive, to have ba er life
Natural Selec on and the Survival of the Fi est This term I have read a book Sister Carrie.It is a novel wri en by Theodore Dreiser and it is about a rural girl who came to the big city to find well-being. The general plot is this: Carrie was a
On the contrast, let’s see the life of Hurstwood. His life can be divided into two periods: when he was in Chicago and when he was in New York. His success in Chicago was closely related with his adap on to the environment. In Chicago, he was young, had rich personal connec on
and finally she became a famous star of Broadway, ge ng a be er life. But Hurstwood, at first he at Chicago, he was a glorious man, having a decent job and having a rela vely good life. However, a er his elopement with Carrie to Chicago, he could not adapt himself to this new environment well, so his life was deteriora ng day by day. When I was read some book reviews, I knew that the author, Theodore Dreiser is one of the outstanding American naturalis c writers and his wri ng is greatly influence by Darwin and suddenly, something jumped into my mind: the different life trajectories of Carrie and Hurstwood, to some extent, reflects the Darwinism. I am interested in this topic and try to find more about how Darwinism is represented in the book.
beau ful girl and she loved the life of ci es, so she came to Chicago to make a living, hoping that her sister would help her. However, grim reality sha ered her. Her sister didn’t help her and she only found a job with low salary, What’s more, a er a period of me in Chicago, she experienced unemployment and disease. When she was in despera on, she met a salesman Drouet and she then decided to be his mistress and later as a result of a greater desire, she became the mistress of Hurstwood, a hotel manager. Then, to some reasons, Hurstwood took her to New York, and a er they came to New York, as a result of chance and her efforts, she became a star, got the upper reaches of society and realized her dream.
and accumulated many experience. All of these were his adap on, and all these were favorable to his success in Chicago. However, then he came to New York, a city more bustling and full of rich people. Facing such an environment, he tried to adapt himself, flinging himself upon his work, trying to reduce the overhead, but s ll he didn ’t do well and his condi on became worse and worse. I was impressed by Dreiser ’s descrip on on Hurstwood. I saw that one who was once a splendid manager but didn’t adjust himself well when in a new environment turned into one, who lost his job, abandoned himself and died finally.
The contrast of the two characters life trajectories is obvious and from it we can see the social rule—natural selec on and survival of the fi est. Maybe the rule is cruel but it exists. For
and adapted herself to upper-class life of New York. Looking back on her life, though she had depended on others in some mes, the most important of her success was her struggle and her self-adap ve. Even when she was dependent on others, she was learning and adap ng.
she tried to find a job, she was thwarted at every turn. When it the weather got colder and colder, she didn’t have thick clothes, got a serious illness and lost her job. Under this kind of circumstance, she met Drouet and lived on her. When she lived with him, her life came into the second period. She experienced the life of rich people, began to adorn herself with finery and even started to act like a rich man. Though, in this period, she seemed to just know to depend on
Carrie, her life can be divided into three periods according to the change of environment. The first period is when she stayed with her sister in Chicago. In this period, she experienced the lowest point of her life. As a newcomer in ci es, she was lack of experience anபைடு நூலகம் skills so when
A er reading this novel, I found something interes ng— the trajectories of Carrie’s and Hurstwood’s life are totally reversed. Carrie, although she was born in a poor condi on and the path to pursue her be er life was full of difficul es, she struggled to survive, to have ba er life
Natural Selec on and the Survival of the Fi est This term I have read a book Sister Carrie.It is a novel wri en by Theodore Dreiser and it is about a rural girl who came to the big city to find well-being. The general plot is this: Carrie was a
On the contrast, let’s see the life of Hurstwood. His life can be divided into two periods: when he was in Chicago and when he was in New York. His success in Chicago was closely related with his adap on to the environment. In Chicago, he was young, had rich personal connec on
and finally she became a famous star of Broadway, ge ng a be er life. But Hurstwood, at first he at Chicago, he was a glorious man, having a decent job and having a rela vely good life. However, a er his elopement with Carrie to Chicago, he could not adapt himself to this new environment well, so his life was deteriora ng day by day. When I was read some book reviews, I knew that the author, Theodore Dreiser is one of the outstanding American naturalis c writers and his wri ng is greatly influence by Darwin and suddenly, something jumped into my mind: the different life trajectories of Carrie and Hurstwood, to some extent, reflects the Darwinism. I am interested in this topic and try to find more about how Darwinism is represented in the book.
beau ful girl and she loved the life of ci es, so she came to Chicago to make a living, hoping that her sister would help her. However, grim reality sha ered her. Her sister didn’t help her and she only found a job with low salary, What’s more, a er a period of me in Chicago, she experienced unemployment and disease. When she was in despera on, she met a salesman Drouet and she then decided to be his mistress and later as a result of a greater desire, she became the mistress of Hurstwood, a hotel manager. Then, to some reasons, Hurstwood took her to New York, and a er they came to New York, as a result of chance and her efforts, she became a star, got the upper reaches of society and realized her dream.
and accumulated many experience. All of these were his adap on, and all these were favorable to his success in Chicago. However, then he came to New York, a city more bustling and full of rich people. Facing such an environment, he tried to adapt himself, flinging himself upon his work, trying to reduce the overhead, but s ll he didn ’t do well and his condi on became worse and worse. I was impressed by Dreiser ’s descrip on on Hurstwood. I saw that one who was once a splendid manager but didn’t adjust himself well when in a new environment turned into one, who lost his job, abandoned himself and died finally.
The contrast of the two characters life trajectories is obvious and from it we can see the social rule—natural selec on and survival of the fi est. Maybe the rule is cruel but it exists. For
and adapted herself to upper-class life of New York. Looking back on her life, though she had depended on others in some mes, the most important of her success was her struggle and her self-adap ve. Even when she was dependent on others, she was learning and adap ng.