Sister Carrie

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:theater_productions
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:musical_adaptation
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:stage_adaptation
gptkb:television_adaptation
gptkb:theater
gptkb:television
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
gptkbp:adaptation_year gptkb:1952
gptkb:1975
gptkb:1999
gptkb:2000
gptkb:2003
gptkb:2010
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:television_adaptation
gptkbp:author gptkb:Theodore_Dreiser
gptkbp:based_on novel by Theodore Dreiser
gptkbp:character_arc Hurstwood's downfall
Carrie's rise and fall
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:complex
Carrie's transformation
Hurstwood's decline
gptkbp:character_relationships Carrie and Hurstwood
Carrie and her family
Carrie and her friends
gptkbp:conflict internal conflict
external
internal
social conflict
man vs self
man vs society
personal vs society
gptkbp:controversy moral issues
gptkbp:critical_analysis feminist readings
feminist perspective
psychological interpretations
socioeconomic critiques
psychological perspective
socioeconomic perspective
gptkbp:critical_reception controversial
mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:significant
inspired discussions on morality
inspired adaptations
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:David_Auburn
gptkbp:duration approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:ended ambiguous
gptkbp:famous_person gptkb:George_Hurstwood
gptkb:Carrie_Meeber
Drouet
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:The_Financier
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
Naturalism
naturalism
gptkbp:historical_context industrialization
urbanization
turn of the 20th century America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sister Carrie
gptkbp:influence American literature
gptkbp:influence_on subsequent authors
modern authors
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:John_Steinbeck
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
gptkb:American_theater
gptkbp:influenced_by naturalism
realism
American literary movements
French naturalism
gptkbp:inspiration Dreiser's own experiences
Dreiser's own life
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Sister_Carrie_(1952_film)
gptkb:Sister_Carrie_(1999_film)
Sister Carrie (theater production)
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-486-28080-0
978-0-486-28056-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_movement gptkb:Realism
gptkbp:literary_significance depiction of urban life
exploration of women's issues
pioneering work in naturalism
pioneering work in American naturalism
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:George_Hurstwood
gptkb:Carrie_Meeber
gptkbp:motif love
failure
isolation
the American Dream
desire
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
third-person omniscient
gptkbp:notable_production 2000 revival
gptkbp:notable_quote “ Life is a struggle.”
“ She had a sense of her own worth.”
“ She was a creature of the city.”
“ She was not a woman to be trifled with.”
“ The world was hers for the taking.”
" Life is a struggle."
" Ambition is the key to success."
" Love is a fleeting thing."
" She was a creature of the city."
" The world is a great stage."
gptkbp:notable_themes gptkb:feminism
urban life
the American Dream
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Theodore_Dreiser
gptkbp:original_language English
gptkbp:page_count 400
approximately 400
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Sister_Carrie:_A_Novel_of_the_City
gptkbp:premiered_on 1906
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:The_Goodman_Theatre
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Female
gptkbp:published 1900
gptkbp:published_in 1900
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Doubleday
gptkb:Doubleday,_Page_&_Company
gptkbp:reader_demographic mixed reviews at publication
modern acclaim
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:theater
the city
the theater
the train
gptkbp:theme gptkb:social_class
gptkb:feminism
ambition
gptkbp:themes gptkb:social_class
love
ambition
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Theodore_Dreiser
gptkb:William_Inge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Realism
gptkb:Carrie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4