《嘉莉妹妹》是美国自然主义小说家德莱塞的第一部小说,讲述了来芝加哥谋生的农村姑娘嘉丽怎样从一贫如洗的状态成长为一名受欢迎的演员的经历。本文以在嘉莉妹妹生活中出现的第二个男人赫斯特伍德对她的影响来分析嘉丽的成长过程。德莱塞在创作《嘉丽妹妹》时正值以生产为主的意识形态逐渐被消费意识形态代替的时代。嘉丽在赫斯特伍德眼里仅仅是件高级消费品,但是,后来赫斯特伍德境遇的衰败却迫使嘉丽走上了自我奋斗之路。 Sister Carrie is the first American novelist Dreiser’s novel about how Carrie, a rural girl living in Chicago, grew up from being poor to being a popular actress. This article analyzes the growth of Carrie, influenced by the second man, Hurst Wood, who appeared in Sister Carrie’s life. Dreiser, in the creation of Sister Carrie, was at an epoch when the ideology of production-oriented ideology was gradually replaced by consumer ideology. In the eyes of Hurstwood, Carrie was merely a consumer staple, but the subsequent decline of Hurstwood forced her to embark on a path of self-struggle.