【正文】 l of deceiving and temptations, she only had a mind rudimentary in its power of observation and analysis, she couldn’t pletely judge right or wrong in society, so society was one of causes of her tragedy. She distorted the relationship between happiness and material. She was eighteen years old， bright， timid. What forced her to go to Chicago is to look for a job. It is another cause of her tragedy — family causes B. Family Causes Family factors, which play an important role in everyone’s growth, result in success or failure of people to some extent. Sister Carrie was born in countryside. Her father was a worker。 his German immigrant father is severe and distant. In his lifetime Dreiser was controversial as a man and as a writer. He was accused, with some justice by conventional standards, of being immoral in his personal behavior, a poor thinker, and a dangerous political radical。 her name would be throughout the whole American. She wanted to get rid of her sufferings, in such a world. As she wanted those, she sat on the rocking chair she imagined her future． Because she experienced out of work, she realized it was impossible to be a success by working honestly. She began to take advantage of source. First, she imagined others to help her. In her desperation, she met again the salesman Drouet, whom she got acquainted with on the train to Chicago. She accepted his tendollar bills without much hesitation. She felt the bills were “soft, green, handsome’’ And she felt that she was immensely better off for the having of them. It was something that was power in itself. One of her order of mind would have been content to be cast away upon a desert island with money. She exclaimed∶Ah, money, money ！ What a thing it was to have .How plenty of it would clear away all troubles. How can get one as easily as she imagined? She sat on a rocking chair and imagined that the sum of money would clear its way to every job and every bauble which the heart of a woman may desire. ‘How to e true ， she imagined. This came as the first blow to her expectations. From full of illusions, “high flown speculations”, money can clea r away all troubles, feels both lonely and forsaken when she has doubts about Drouet’s attitude, to give up Hurstwood, became an actress. Her imagination guided herself. She was sitting rocking and thinking, and did not care to have her enticing imaginations She saw the earrings, the bracelets, the pins, the chains, if she could have had them all, she would look fine too. Those allures her, she took advantage of two men who satisfy with her need. She was satisfied with her for a time until she saw she could get more therefore wanted more. She wanted to get rid of suffering a spiritual emptiness and breakdown, so she sat her rockingchair for days’ further fancy, her illusions guided her action. From the novel we knew, her desire came true, but she distorted vice and virtue. B. Constant Material and Spirit Pursuing 1. Constant Material Pursuing They believed” everyone has chances to get rich. Chicago is paved with wealth” American society, the idea affected everyone. They thought money can buy happiness. Money is the center. If you had enough money, others would be respectful for you and to get all kinds of rights. So money held a room in mind .People took advantage of all kinds of ways that took money, entering up the upper class. Everyone longed for being a millionaire, then buying luxurious house, fashion clothes, and expensive cars. Especially for young men, they accepted the idea, perusing their American dream. Sister Carrie was one of typical characters. She was the representative of the American bourgeoisie and of the peasants and the migrants who have the American dream. Her imagination guided her action. She was from county to city. Only she was eighteen years of age and took the train to Chicago .When she left her home with four dollars. In order to live in the city, she managed to find a job , owning enough money ， she may get all things. She did not have any idea how hard .At the beginning, she wanted to labor in the city., so she walked door to door from morning till night, turning here and there, and seeing many panies. Finally she was lucky enough to be employed at shoe’s factory for four and a half week. She thought she would have a good time. But she had to work continually for more than ten hours. After the day’s work, her eyes were tired, her arms caking and her limbs stiff. She felt that she can hardly endure such a life ， the terrible working condition of the factory， where workers were treated as untiring machines. Unfortunately, because winter threatened her, after she was ill, her boss unemployed her. She wanted to bee richness and pursued enough wealth, for example, beautiful clothes, enough money, honor. She witnessed current situation. She wanted to change all. It was difficult for her to get those from honest labor But she was owned of a mind rudimentary in its power of observation and analysis. Selfinterest with her was high, but not strong. soon she knew,” what herself needed which lifestyle she needed, but how to get these”8 Suddenly, she met Drouet on the street in Chicago again. But she began to pare with Drouet. He was aware of her beauty and innocence and h