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. 32