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Sister Carrie Study Guide

by Theodore Dreiser

Sister Carrie study guide contains a biography of Theodore Dreiser, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

Caroline Meeber, known as Carrie, leaves her home at age eighteen and takes the train to Chicago. The man sitting behind her on the train, named Drouet, starts talking to her. Carrie soon becomes interested in him due to his fine clothing and manners. Upon arriving in Chicago she says goodbye to him, but not before she has given him her address.

Carrie meets her sister Minnie Hanson and moves into one of the rooms in Minnie's apartment. Mr. Hanson arrives home that night but does not pay too much attention to her. Carrie soon realizes that the Hansons expect her to find a job and pay them rent. As far as they are concerned, she is supplemental income. After the weekend she enters the commercial part of the city and starts looking for a job…

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• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 9-16
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 17-24
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 25-32
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 33-40
• Summary and Analysis of Chapters 41-47
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