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1. Introduction
Theodore Dreiser is one of America's greatest writers, and its greatest naturalistic writer. With the publication of Sister Carrie in 1900, Dreiser delivered all his power of influence on literary to open a new chapter of American naturalism.
1.1 Background information
This novel was written hundreds of years ago and has been called the typical and essential modern American novel. Through its characters and story, it cites the effects of the changing economic structure on American culture. Though many researchers have already made comments on it, even today, it still has its value about our life, we can still find out the characters around us.
1.2 Scope of research
The novel is a biography of Dreiser himself. It tells us about his life and how he considers the world around him. As is mentioned above, Dreiser is a naturalist because of his works, which are filled with naturalistic style namely Naturalism.
His roles, his arrangement, his straight discussion,......

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