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

Print

Identifier

DP0021423

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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