Dan’s Reviews > An American Tragedy > Status Update
Dan
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The longing for status and the woes it can bring! The importance of status in America is unique. The claim that it can be attained by anyone in America is supposed to be unique. It is so untrue.
— May 11, 2026 05:14AM
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Dan
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Dreiser is so good at describing peoples inner worlds and their feelings and motivations. He so aptly describes the insecurity of lower social class. He reminds me of my own resentment of the arrogance of the successful.
— 24 minutes ago
Dan
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There are lot of similarities to Sister Carrie in this book.. Ahhh the enticement of material comfort, the illusory promises of status, the beguiling manipulative ways of the fairer sex and the perils that the pursuit of such desires can lead one to! These are the themes.
— May 01, 2026 05:17AM
Dan
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I like Dreiser's writing. Sometimes his run on descriptions are a little much and his Jersey accent seems a bit off but I love it so far.
— Apr 27, 2026 06:35AM
Dan
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Hegglund from Jersey City sure talks a lot like Jim from Huckleberry Finn! Not so sure that Dreiser has the best written interpretation of the jersey accent.
— Apr 26, 2026 04:40AM
Dan
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Hooboy here we go. A true literary dagwood! The longest effort undertaken in a while. As I loved "Sister Carrie" I'm assumning In will love this. The first eight pages were good :)
— Apr 24, 2026 06:14AM
