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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelIn Sister Carrie, Carrie Meeber is portrayed as a materialistic girl who sees
material wealth and luxurious life are the important part in her life. For that
matter, to fulfill her obsession she gets involved with two men and her purpose is
for the money. Concerning the topic that is brought up in Sister Carrie that is
about the causes and effects of Carrie?s obsession with material wealth, I am
curious to know the causes with Carrie becomes obsessed with material wealth
and the effects of her obsession. Therefore, for the purpose, this thesis conducted
to find out those questions. Hence, the discussion will be on the causes of Carrie?s
poverty and her sister?s poverty, then I also analyze the effects of Carrie?s
obsession with material wealth after she experiences her bad experiences. In the
discussion of the problem, I use a literary approach, focusing on the tools of
characterization and conflict. However, in my finding, it is discovered that Carrie
is tortured with her own poverty and her sister?s poverty, so she surely wants to
run away from these kinds of life. Therefore, she gets along with two rich men
and she is using them as the jumping stone to be rich. In the conclusion, Carrie is
still unhappy and dissatisfied with her success, which she used to be longed with
all her heart, but she herself does not know why the reason of her unhappiness.
Carrie learns that now wealth is not everything in her life and she wants to find
true happiness.