
Theodore Dreiser. The writer of American dreams. Elementary listening
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<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Dreiser">Dreiser</a> was born in Indiana, America. His parents were of German origin. They were very poor. He spent his childhood in poverty. He went to university but didn't take a degree. In 1892 he started to work as a reporter for Chicago newspapers. </p> <p>His first novel Sister Carrie is about a young woman who doesn't want to live in the countryside. She goes to the city and becomes a famous actress. The novel makes people think about morality and lifestyle. It was called the greatest of all American urbal novels.</p> <p>In his other novels he shows different situations where young people want to have a lot of money. Some of such people become criminals. People killed for money, married for money and it was called the American kind of crime. </p> <p>Dreiser also was a poet. He wrote about poverty and ambition. He understood the social injustice of the working class and joined the Communist party USA in 1945. </p> <p>His business novels make people think about life and goals in life. There is a Dreiser college in New York. Also, you can see his name in a Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. He is one of the greatest unique American writers, who showed some important aspects of social life.</p> <p><br></p>
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Theodore Dreiser. The writer of American dreams. Elementary listening
BAZAR CHIC