Article
"Character and Success": Teaching Sister Carrie in the Context of an On-going American Debate
Dreiser Studies
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1998
Disciplines
Abstract
Presents an article on teaching the novel 'Sister Carrie,' by Theodore Dreiser in the context of a national debate on character and success. Views on the women in the novel; Comparison of the structural elements of 'Sister Carrie,' 'Ragged Dick,' by Horatio Alger and 'The Song of the Lark,' by Willa Cather.
Citation Information
Carol Loranger. ""Character and Success": Teaching Sister Carrie in the Context of an On-going American Debate" Dreiser Studies Vol. 29 Iss. 1/2 (1998) p. 74 - 84 ISSN: 0896-6362 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/carol_loranger/14/