Sister-Carrie

By翁颖SisterCarrie(1900)ItisanovelwrotebyTheodoreDreiseraboutayoungcountrygirlwhomovestothebigcityChicagowhereshestartsrealizingherownAmericanDream,firstasamistresstomen,andlaterbecomesafamousactress.IthasbeencalledthegreatestofallAmericanurbannovelsandwasmadeintoamoviebyWilliamWylerin1952.(Carrie1952)目录1BACKGROUND目录1BACKGROUND2PLOTSUMMARY目录1BACKGROUND2PLOTSUMMARY3CHARACTERS目录1BACKGROUND2PLOTSUMMARY3CHARACTERS4THEMEBACKGROUND1•ThenovelreflectedtheAmericanexperienceguidedbythedevelopingcapitalisteconomy.•Intheprocessofthisdevelopment,thousandsofcountryAmericansrushedtothecitiestofindjobsandtobuildthemselvesnewlivesandidentities.SisterCarriecapturestheexcitementofthatexperience.PLOTSUMMARY2PLOTSUMMARY•DissatisfiedwithlifeinhercountryWisconsinhome,18-year-oldCarrietakesthetraintoChicago,wherehereldersisterMinnie,andMinnie'shusband,SvenHanson,haveagreedtotakeherin.Onthetrain,CarriemeetsCharlesDrouet,atravelingsalesmanwithfineclothingandmanners,whoisattractedbyherbecauseofherbeautyandunspoiledmanner.Theyexchangecontactinformation.Butuponarrivingathersister'sflat,CarriesoonrealizesthattheHansonsexpecthertofindajobandpaythemrent.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------•Carrietakesajobinashoefactory.Beforelong,sheisshockedbythecoarsemannersoffactoryworkersandthesqualidfactoryconditions.Oneday,afteranillnessthatcostsherjob,sheencountersDrouetonadowntownstreet.Onceagaintakenbyherbeauty,andmovedbyherpoverty,Drouetpersuadeshertoleavehersisterandlivewithhim.Thenextday,shewritesagood-byenotetoMinnieandmovesinwithDrouet.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------•Drouetinstallsherinamuchlargerapartment,andtheirrelationshipintensifies.WhenDrouetintroducesCarrietoGeorgeHurstwood,themanagerofFitzgeraldandMoy's(arespectablebar),Hurstwood,whoisdissatisfiedwithanddistantfromhissocial-climbingwifeandchildren,instantlybecomesinfatuatedwithCarrie’syouthandbeauty.Beforelongtheystartanaffairanddatesecretly.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------•Theaffairisuncovered:Drouetdiscovershehasbeencuckolded,CarrieknowsthatHurstwoodismarried,andHurstwood’swife,Julia,learnsHurstwoodhasbeendatingwithanotherwoman.Afteranightofdrinking,HurstwoodagreestomarryCarrie,andluresCarrietoleavewithhim.ThecouplefinallymovetoNewYorkCity.•InNewYork,HurstwoodandCarrierentaflat.Atfirst,HurstwoodisabletoprovideCarriewithasatisfactorystandardofliving.However,thecouplegrowdistantandHurstwoodabandonsfinemannerstowardsCarrie.•ThereshemeetsRobertAmes,herneighbor’scousin,abrightyoungscholarfromIndiana,heintroducestheideatoherthatgreatarts,ratherthanshowymaterials,areworthyofadmiration.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------•Afteronlyafewyears,HurstwooddiscoversthathissavingsarerunningoutandurgesCarrietowork.CarrieturnstoNewYork’stheatresforemploymentandbecomesachorusgirl.AstherapidlyagingHurstwooddeclinesintoobscurity,Carriebeginstorisefromachorusgirltoafamousactress.Sheestablishesafriendshipwithanotherchorusgirl,Lola,whobeginstourgeCarrietolivewithher.Finally,CarrieabandonsHurstwoodandleavesafarewellnotewithtwentydollars.Hurstwoodfinallybecomesabeggar.Fallentostandinginlineforbreadandcharity,hecommitssuicideinaflophouse.Meanwhile,Carrieachievesstardom,butfindsthatmoneyandfamecan’tbringherhappinessandnothingwill.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Topromotethedevelopment,theauthorusescharacter-imagedescriptionandenvir