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Theodore Dreiser

References

  • Polak, T. (2005, April 18). Critical authors of the 20th century. Retrieved from

http://www.umich.edu/~eng217student_projects/20thcenturywritersdreiser.html

  • Theodore Dreiser | Penguin Random House. (2016, March 9). Retrieved from

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/7433/theodore-dreiser

  • Theodore Dreiser is born. (2009, November 13). Retrieved from

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/theodore-dreiser-is-born

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Theme of books

  • Considered one of the greatest of all american urban novels
  • No promoting of book due to expected controversy
  • Only around 500 copies sold out of 1000 copies printed
  • Still received positive reviews from some people
  • Books dealt with poverty, sexual immortality
  • Not common theme of books for the time
  • Crossed a lot of barriers
  • Jennie Gerhardt , deals with poor women using her sexuality to get what she needs

Poverty

Growing up

  • He began work at newspaper company
  • Began to publish his first book in 1900 "Sister Carrie"
  • Sold under 500 copies out of 1000 printed
  • His family struggled financially
  • Dreiser moved a lot with his mother and sister
  • Not a happy childhood
  • Relocation caused emotional instability
  • Theodore Dreiser was born in august 27, 1871 in Indiana.
  • He was one of ten children
  • Father was a german immigrant
  • They were strict roman catholic
  • Father believed true happiness was only found in the after life with god

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