<p>A magnificent portrayal of 1890's America and the harsh realities of a dog-eat-dog world <i>Sister Carrie</i> lies at the forefront of American Naturalism. When poor young provincial woman Carrie Meeber arrives in Chicago she little expects to be catapulted from lower-class woman to prominent Broadway actress. Passive and yielding she lets circumstances coerce her into action and by good fortune she arrives at fame.</p><p>It is in Chicago that Carrie meets a successful businessman Hurstwood who helps her establish her name. Gripped by a strong attraction to Carrie Hurstwood ends his marriage and moves with her to New York. Their relationship soon ends and like a fish out of water Hurstwood finds himself vagrant and destitute on the streets of an unfamiliar city a poignant counterpoint to Carrie’s rapid rise. Frank evocative and compelling <i>Sister Carrie</i> gives us a version of the American dream with a gritty and unattractive reality.</p>