The transgressor: Theodore Dreiser and the influence of German-American ethnicity in his fiction
Abstract
This paper entails a study of American novelist, Theodore Dreiser. Specifically, the paper discusses his first two novels, Sister Carrie and Jennie Gerhardt. Both of Theodore Dreiser's parents were German and this paper examines the probable influence Dreiser's ethnicity had on his perspective of American society--especially his reaction to what has come to be known as the American Dream. Dreiser is most often thought of a naturalistic author and the paper examines how naturalism and Dreiser's ethnicity factor into his fiction.
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Thesis Completion
1994
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Sommer, Bettie
Degree
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
English
Degree Program
English
Subjects
Arts and sciences -- Dissertations, Academic;Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Sciences
Format
Identifier
DP0021423
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Document Type
Honors in the Major Thesis
Recommended Citation
Hutson, Amy, "The transgressor: Theodore Dreiser and the influence of German-American ethnicity in his fiction" (1994). HIM 1990-2015. 38.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/honorstheses1990-2015/38