The Sister Carrie

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It describes the story of a rural girl, Carrie, who came to Chicago to seek happiness, sold her virginity in order to get rid of poverty, lived with a salesman and a hotel manager, and then became an actor with her beauty and voice. The writer, represented by Carrie, deeply exposes the cruelty of American capitalist system to the poor people and the corrosiveness of bourgeois lifestyle to petty bourgeois elements.

2020-12-27

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  ​Background: In the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, liberal capitalism developed and entered the flourishing period. The United States changed from a society dominated by agriculture to a society centered on cities. Mechanized production has increased efficiency. Surplus Labour from the countryside has also moved into the cities; With the development of science and technology and economy, human beings are less dependent on nature and have more freedom to choose the way of life they want. The city is undoubtedly the center of modern life, and has also become the place for young people to pursue. Sister Carrie was one of them. With the rapid development of American capitalism and the prosperity of the economy, the rich material supply stimulates consumption. It fosters the desire and worship for money. The ideology of consumption has gradually replaced the ideology of production. This consumption ideology emphasizes spending and material goods, which weakens the traditional moral standards such as diligence, thrift and self-control.

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  At the beginning of the 20th century, the United States was transformed from an agrarian society to a city-centered society as liberal capitalism flourished and entered its heyday. Mechanized production has increased efficiency. Surplus Labour from the countryside has also moved into the cities; With the development of science and technology and economy, human beings are less dependent on nature and have more freedom to choose the way of life they want. The city is undoubtedly the center of modern life, and has also become the place for young people to pursue. Sister Carrie was one of them.

  
  

  With the rapid development of American capitalism and the prosperity of the economy, the rich material supply stimulates consumption. It fosters the desire and worship for money. The ideology of consumption has gradually replaced the ideology of production. This consumption ideology emphasizes spending and material goods, which weakens the traditional moral standards such as diligence, thrift and self-control.

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