Sister Carrie
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Sister Carrie is a landmark 1900 naturalist novel by Theodore Dreiser that follows a young woman's rise from small-town obscurity to big-city success while critiquing American urban and consumer culture.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sister Carrie canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Sister Carrie Context triple: [Theodore Dreiser, notableWork, Sister Carrie]
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O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by Willa Cather that portrays the struggles and triumphs of a Swedish-American pioneer family on the Nebraska prairie, often cited as a classic of American frontier literature.
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The Human Comedy
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
"Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" is a pioneering American naturalist novella that starkly portrays poverty, urban life, and moral hypocrisy in New York's Bowery slums.
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The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham is an 1885 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores social class, moral integrity, and the American business ethic through the story of a self-made paint manufacturer in post–Civil War Boston.
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The Heiress
The Heiress is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, best known for its satirical portrayal of wealth, marriage, and social ambition in Georgian high society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sister Carrie Target entity description: Sister Carrie is a landmark 1900 naturalist novel by Theodore Dreiser that follows a young woman's rise from small-town obscurity to big-city success while critiquing American urban and consumer culture.
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A.
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by Willa Cather that portrays the struggles and triumphs of a Swedish-American pioneer family on the Nebraska prairie, often cited as a classic of American frontier literature.
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B.
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy is a 1943 novel by William Saroyan that portrays the lives and struggles of a small-town American family during World War II.
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C.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
"Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" is a pioneering American naturalist novella that starkly portrays poverty, urban life, and moral hypocrisy in New York's Bowery slums.
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D.
The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham is an 1885 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores social class, moral integrity, and the American business ethic through the story of a self-made paint manufacturer in post–Civil War Boston.
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E.
The Heiress
The Heiress is an 18th-century comedic play by British general and playwright John Burgoyne, best known for its satirical portrayal of wealth, marriage, and social ambition in Georgian high society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naturalist novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
film adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Carrie Meeber ⓘ |
| author | Theodore Dreiser ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
American urban culture
ⓘ
consumer culture ⓘ |
| firstEditionPlaceOfPublication |
New York City
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surface form:
New York
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| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| followedBy | Jennie Gerhardt ⓘ |
| genre |
naturalism
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
initially mixed and morally critical
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later widely acclaimed as a classic ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
20th-century American realist fiction
ⓘ
later naturalist writers ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-14-018828-3 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
romantic and extramarital relationships
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working-class life in American cities ⓘ |
| includedIn | American literary canon ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American naturalism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
controversial for its frank treatment of sexuality and morality
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landmark work of American naturalism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Caroline Meeber
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Charles Drouet ⓘ George Hurstwood ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a young woman’s rise from small-town obscurity to big-city success ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | ~500 pages ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | actress ⓘ |
| protagonistOrigin | small town in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1900 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Doubleday
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surface form:
Doubleday, Page & Company
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| setInCity |
Chicago
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New York City ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| setInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
American Dream
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capitalism and materialism ⓘ consumer culture ⓘ gender and sexuality ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ social mobility ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
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