However, she only perceives an oversimplified binary: rich and poor. At the same time, Ames shows Carrie that contrary to what she had thought, wealth does not necessarily define one’s class-displays of wealth can, ironically, create the perception that one is of a lower class.Ĭarrie becomes aware of wealth and class as soon as she boards the train to Chicago. Vance-Carrie learns that the spectrum of wealth is exceedingly wide. After meeting an assortment of characters from different social backgrounds-including Hurstwood, Mrs. Towards the beginning of the novel, Carrie only perceives that she, a jobless young woman, is poor, while Drouet, a businessman, is rich. Over the course of Sister Carrie, Carrie comes to learn the complexities of wealth and class.
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