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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