Article Title
Document Type
Part III
Abstract
One of the most intriguing aspects of Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie (1900) is the way in which the main characters, Carrie Meeber and George Hurstwood, struggle with their identities. In a deterministic fictional world where many are simply blown about like so many wisps in the wind, both these characters seek to establish new identities. Of further interest is the fact that they do so in nearly opposite ways - Carrie by attempting to acquire status (whether through clothes, roles, or men) and Hurstwood by escaping his social roles and attempting to establish a more "authentic" self.
Publication Date
1991
Journal Title
Draftings In
Volume
6
Issue
3
First Page
41
Last Page
45
Copyright
©1991 by the Board of Student Publications, University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Campbell, Richard L.
(1991)
"George Hurstwood's Artificial Self,"
Draftings In: Vol. 6:
No.
3, Article 13.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/draftings/vol6/iss3/13
Comments
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