嘉莉妹妹英文简介

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One of my favorite American novel is “Sister Carrie”. I read its Chinese version when I was in middle school. The author of the book is Theodore Dreiser, a famous realistic writer in American literature history. Realism follows the rule of nature “survival of the fittest”. “Sister Carrie” is a representative of realism, which describes a poor countryside girl’s life change after her arrival to Chicago.
Carrie was born in a poor family, but she has a dream of happy life. She came to Chicago to get jobs to change her life. Carrie’s sister who has been in Chicago for years does not show much welcome to her sister, which makes Carrie feel lonely and unhappy. Carrie’s life was hard with low wages. After a period of time, she can no longer put up with such king of life. She cohabited with a salesman named Drouet, a young playboy who first meets Carrie in the train to Chicago. Drouet offered Carrie a easier life than before. However, Carrie was soon attracted by his friend, a manger of a hotel named Hurstwood.
Hurstwood was also attracted by Carrie, and he cheated Carrie about his marriage. Carrie becomes his lover. However, truth will come to light soon or later. Their relationship is discovered by Hurstwood”s wife and Droute. Hurstwood went to New York with Carrie after the theft of a huge sum of money.。