A Study on the Reasons of Sister Carrie’s Change

Sister Carrie is the first novel of Theodore Dreiser. The novel mainly describes the process of how Carrie, a poor country girl, becomes a famous star in Broadway. In the novel, Dreiser describes the living condition and emotional changes of Carrie vividly. Carrie’s living condition is not accepted by morality. She is fallen for money and materials, becoming mistress of man. However, Carrie becomes an individual woman and succeeds at last. The economy, society, personality and people around Carrie are main reasons of Carrie’s changes.