德莱塞生活在美国工业化迅速发展、垄断资本主义快速上升时期。城市对农村正取得决定性胜利,残酷的社会竞争和金钱关系使很多人失去了人性的本真,处在精神生态危机的边缘。嘉莉妹妹也深陷其中不能自拔:她与德莱塞有诸多相同背景,但却走上了不同的道路:她实现了物质的追求目标,却失去了精神家园:德莱塞的勤奋刻苦和对生活的思考使他对人性和生活的本真有了独到的认识。德莱塞开创了美国现实主义的新时代。 Dreiser lived in the rapid industrialization of the United States and the rapid rise of monopoly capitalism. The decisive victory of the cities in rural areas is being achieved. The brutal social competition and the money relations have left many people without human nature, at the brink of spiritual ecocrites. Sister Carrie was in deep trouble with her: she and Dreiser had many of the same backgrounds, but embarked on a different path: she fulfilled her materialistic goals but lost her spiritual home: Dreiser’s diligence and dedication to life Thinking made him have a unique understanding of human nature and the true nature of life. Dreiser pioneered a new era of American realism.