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1、AnalysisofSisterCarrie’scharacter“SisterCarrie”isthefirstnoveloffamousAmericannovelistTheodoreDreiserinthe19thcentury.Itisalsoaremarkablenaturalistoneofhisworks.Carrieisthemajorcharacterofthisbook.ThestorytookplaceintheUnitedStatesinthelate19thcentury,whentheemergingindustrialandcommercialcitywe
2、rerising.Therewasalargenumberofruralpopulationpouringintothecity.Carrie,aneighteenyearsold,smartandsimplegirl,inordertogetridofpoverty,shetookonatraintoChicagowithonlyfourdollars.However,therealitybrokeherdream.Shebecamethemistressofthesalesman.Thenshemetahotelmanager,Hurstwood,whowasattractedto
3、Carrie’ssimplicityandbeauty.Laterhestolethemoneyfromthehotel,anddeceivedCarrietomakeherelopewithhimtoNewYork.InNewYork,Hurstwoodlostthemoney,andhecouldn’tfindajobbecauseofsteal.Carriehadtofindajobasanactresstoearntheirlivings,thenshebecameafamousactressandsqueezedintotheupperclass.SheabandonedHu
4、rstwoodandpushedhimunconsciouslytodespairanddeath.Althoughsheownedthefame,shefeltverylonely.Inmyopinion,Carrieisaninnocent,simple,hard-workingandromanticgirl.Alsosheisrealistic,enterprisingbutvainglorious.First,hersimplicityandnaivete.Sheiseasytobemovedbyman’scomplaisance.OnthetraintoChicagoshem
5、etDrouet,andwhenshegotoffthetrain,Drouetofferedtohelphertakethepackage.Shesaid,”verykindofyou.”andfeltthatitwasveryluckytogetcareinstrangeplace.Carriedidn’tknowDrouetwasapersonwholikedtobeadoredbywomenandmakethemhappy.WhenCarriecouldn’tfindjobafteranillness,shemetDrouetagain.HeinvitedCarrietodin
6、nerandgaveher20dollarstobuyclothes.Carriefeltashamedandrefusedhim,butsheacceptedatlastunderthelureofmoney.ThenshethoughtDrouetwasagenerousandgoodperson,butshedidn’tknowhewasonlyamanwhotookthepursuitofwomenforfun.(洪艺帆)Second,sheisdiligentandenterprising.Carrie’sdiligenceisshownprincipallyinherwor
7、k.WhenshefirstarrivedinChicagoandthenextday,shewentouttofindajob.Forrunningallday,shefinallyfoundajobthatpaysfourpointfivedollarsaweekinashoesfactory.Thoughitwaslow-paid,longworkinghours,andpoorworkingconditions,sheenduredth