《嘉莉妹妹》是美国作家德莱赛的代表作,这部小说发表于20世纪初。在这部作品中,德莱赛以自然主义的创作倾向,现实主义的表现手法,将嘉莉追求人生幸福的经历置于美国大都市芝加哥当时的社会背景中刻画。拜读这部作品会使读者强烈地感受到:当社会被贫困、失业、饥饿的现实所左右,当一个人缺乏亲情、爱情、友情的护佑,将会时时刻刻的被生存的危机所胁迫,将仿佛是被社会边缘化、遗弃掉的人,又哪里会有实现个人幸福愿望的 “Sister Carrie” is a masterpiece of the American writer Dresser, published in the early 20th century. In this work, Dreiser places the experience of Carrie’s pursuit of happiness in the social context of the metropolitan Chicago at that time with his naturalist creative tendency and realistic expression. The reading of this work will make the readers feel strongly that when society is affected by the reality of poverty, unemployment and hunger, when a person lacks affection, love and friendship, he will be constantly threatened by the crisis of survival. Will seem to be socially marginalized, abandoned people, but where there will be a wish to achieve personal happiness