ananalysisofcarrie’scharacterinsistercarrie(编辑修改稿)

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binstein 86). American critic, Alfred Kazin, points out that “it is a challenge to the illegal and immoral society and it acplishes its task in the literary history, gives a downtoearth expression to the new moral in 1890s and unconsciously liberates this moral outlook” (Long 54). Baldwin held that Theodore Dreiser is the most famous and distinctive writer in America and he exceed British novelist in sprite and writing level。 Roscoe defended the amorality in Sister Carrie and thought that Theodore Dreiser is the advocator of free thought in the 1920s。 Matthiessen regarded Sister Carrie as the record of historical facts in the are of Theodore Dreiser life. Another school which is represented by “Life” and “Business Newspaper”, however, held a condemning attitude towards Sister Carrie. The critics of this school thought that promoting moral decay and corruption. It was criticized for its jumbled structure, for its awkward expressions, and mostly for its bad content, namely, its focus on the characters’ beastliness rather than humanity, on the poor rather than on the rich, and on its heroes’ and heron’s endless desire (Song 5). The most powerful and influential attack toward Theodore Dreiser was from Stewart Sherman. In the book of Theodore Dreiser’s naturalism, he criticized that Theodore Dreiser didn’t describe American society and people with reality, but took human as animals, and ignored great responsibility of the novelist on purposeunderstanding and expressing the development of character. 5 When Stewart Sherman criticized Theodore Dreiser, he denied naturalistic literature as a whole. In his point of view, realistic novels express human behavior but naturalistic novels express animals’ behavior. Alfred Kain and Charles Shapiro coedited a book named distinguished Theodore Dreiser, collecting many critical essays. This book is valuable prehensive analects. In British critics, Sister Carrie got a high evaluation. Daily Mail held the opinion that Sister Carrie is a marvelous novel which is written by American. Defender pointed out that Sister Carrie is real and impartial, and it is a file with the historical data value in American history. Besides, some critics thought that Sister Carrie a rare book which is accurate in observation and sympathetic in style. At the same time it is full of lyrical and dramatic power. 3. Carrie’s character From the book itself, Sister Carrie is an innocent, simple, hardworking woman. She is also an independent woman whose heart is good, aggressive but vain. Besides, she has endless desire. Carrie’s positive character As we all know, we have both advantages and disadvantages. Likely Carrie has some good character which are worthy of praising. She is an innocent, simple, hardworking, romantic and realistic woman. She is also an independent woman whose heart is good, aggressive. Carrie’s innocence and simplicity Carrie is easy to be moved by sweet words. She encountered Drouet on the train for Chicago and after getting off the train. Drouet asked for taking the package for Carrie, she felt that it is really lucky to get a stranger’s care in strange place. But Carrie didn39。 t know Drouet was a person who has the strong desire for women. Carrie 6 lost her work after being ill and couldn39。 t find a job. At this time she met Drouet again and he invited Carrie to dinner and then gave her twenty dollars to let her buy clothes and shoes. Then Carrie39。 s mood contradictory, and she felt ashamed and refused him, but she accepted at last under the lure of money. Once again Carrie thought Drouet was a generous and very good person. But she didn39。 t know he was only a man who took the pursuit of women for fun. When Carrie had no choice and had to return home, Drouet helped Carrie again. Carrie was moved and accepted his help. Then she became his mistress at last. Later, because of her simplicity, Carrie was deceived by another man, hurstwood. She was also attracted by the appearance and conversation of him and he was attracted by her pretty, so they frequently made appointment. But she was pletely unaware of Hurstwood was a married man. When Drouet told her that Hurstwood had a family, she knew that she was deceived and she felt much regretted. When Carrie learned that the Hurstwood has been married and decided not to contacts with him any longer. But one day, Hurstwood suddenly came to her home and told Carrie that Drouet was sick in the hospital, she followed him with no doubt then she was cheated to the city of New York. Because of her innocence and simplicity, Carrie became the prey of the men twice. Carrie’s diligence and gumption Carrie’s diligence was expressed in her work. When she arrived in Chicago, she went out to find a job at once. After her efforts, she finally found a job. Though it was low pay, long working hours, poor working conditions, she chose to endure that. Later because she was ill and lost her job. After she became the lover of Drouet, Carrie tried to improve herself in taste and she found herself was more tasted than Drouet. And at that time, the Masonic which Drouet belonged to was performing a play which misses the key actress. Drouet asked Carrie to have a try, so Carrie decided to have a try. Carrie practiced industriously everyday and thought it is a good opportunity fir her to get rid of poverty. So she knew that if she wanted to success, she had to work hard 7 and finally Carrie finally performed this role successfully. This experience laid a solid foundation for her to be successful in the Broadway later. Hurstwood deceived Carrie into going to New York with him and they lived together. Carrie first was a housewife, but when Hurstwood lost his job. Carrie had to look for a job to make a living, but she didn’t success at。