Kerry"s sister

Dreiser"s debut book published in 1900 caused a grandiose scandal - it was called an immoral, cynical and defaming “American Dream”. Critics wrote that praising this novel is almost as dangerous as shooting at the president.
However, subsequently, Kerry"s sister became one of the symbols of American realism. The main character, the young naive provincial Carolina Miber, who came in Chicago in search of happiness, does not appear to be a helpless victim and not a cynical little predator, but a complex, multifaceted personality. In her character, selfishness is adjacent to nobility and sincerity, femininity - with rationality, and a thirst for success - readily achieved by his patience and labor