Theodore Dreiser discussion

Discussion of Dreiser's classic, American Tragedy.

I just finished "An American Tragedy". I had been saving it, wanting to read some of his earlier books first. While I am still processing what to think about it and want to rereview the context of his choosing and writing the story (Loving write at length about it) I can say that it was certainly interesting reading it during current elevation of sexual harassment and assault storylines in the news 100 years later. I suspect this book will not age well in the 21st Century because Clyde will be an even less sympathetic character than he was even intended to be and it's original commentary on society will be less relatable as we are so far removed from that time.