Staging in Carrie's Psychological Development: Does She or Doesn't She?

Authors

Kimberly Muta, University of Northern Iowa

Document Type

Part II

Abstract

How does Carrie Meeber, Theodore Dreiser's ''half-equipped little knight" (4) in Sister Carrie (1900), fare from a feminist perspective which favors the psychological development of women into empowered individuals? One critic argues that she "does better for herself than if she had followed a more conventional path," such as marriage and family (Wolstenholme 254). I agree Carrie has gained power. Even if she does not completely develop into an independent woman, she certainly becomes an important and influential one.

Publication Date

1991

Journal Title

Draftings In

Volume

6

Issue

3

First Page

25

Last Page

30

Comments

No cover/title page date shown on piece.

Copyright

©1991 by the Board of Student Publications, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Muta, Kimberly (1991) "Staging in Carrie's Psychological Development: Does She or Doesn't She?," Draftings In: Vol. 6: No. 3, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/draftings/vol6/iss3/9