The Reflection of Social Darwinism in Sister Carrie

Sister Carrie portrays vividly the ups and downs of the destiny of the main characters with every detail, comprehensively demonstrating the American society in the early 20th century, which is dominated by the doctrine of "survival of the fittest" in Social Darwinism.Through the description of people's survival struggle and inner desires, Dreiser attempts to explore the moral degradation and spiritual emptiness under the values distorted by social reality in a certain era.By the study of Social Darwinism in Sister Carrie, this paper presents people's life choices, success and failure under the drive of their desires in a jungle society, trying to stimulate the readers' reflection on Social Darwinism.