1.According to the information provided in the video above prove that Sister Carrie is rather a naturalistic than a realistic novel? Explain
2.An earlier tentative title was, “The Flesh and the Spirit.” Would this have been a suitable title? Why?
3.Which of its features or concerns would have seemed new at the time of publication?
4.Would twenty-first century readers respond differently to the novel? What stylistic features would they be inclined to notice?
5.What do we learn about Carrie in the first three chapters? To what degree does the narrator criticize her? Exonerate and praise her? What are some of her limitations?
6.What role is played by clothes and appearance in the novel? By the references to material goods and consumerism?
7.How would you describe the narrator’s view of most of the characters of the novel, and thus of human nature? What seems to motivate them, and are there exceptions?
8.What characterizes the lifestyles of Drouet? How is Drouet represented? What does the narrator see as his limitations?
9.Can this novel be described as feminist in modern terms? Anti-feminist? Neither or both?
10.Is there any illustration/manifestation of male dominance, and if so, who is it and how is it revealed?
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