CLASS STRUGGLES AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES IN THEODORE DREISER`S "SISTER CARRIE"

This article examines the pervasive theme of class struggles and social injustices in Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie, a seminal work of American literary naturalism. Set against the backdrop of rapid industrialization and urban expansion in late XIXth and early XXth century America, Sister Carrie exposes the harsh realities of a stratified society where mobility is promised yet seldom achieved without moral compromise or personal loss. Through a lens of determinism, Dreiser critiques a society in which structural inequalities constrain personal agency and define human value through material success. The novel’s objective, often clinical narration reinforces the impersonal forces shaping the characters’ lives, painting a sobering picture of the socio-economic conditions that perpetuate injustice.