EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE MAGAZINE Early American Literature Magazine exam | Page 32

Themes
 Life is a grim, losing battle
 Fate determined by forces beyond individual control
 Detailed setting
 Manners and ways of the people
 Dialects of the region
 Humorous plot
Famous writer
Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser
Was an American journalist and novelist. Dreiser wrote several works before The
Financial (1912), one of his most famous works, based on a businessman who seeks to
ascend and conquer all the luxuries of a successful position. However, naturalism in this
case is associated with realism, dealing at the same time with topics such as life, success
and degradation.
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