A Womb of Their Own: Reflections of Chance and Contraception in McTeague and Sister Carrie

Naturalism, a genre popularized by Frank Norris and Theodore Dreiser, seeks to explore realism--specifically how nature and society create the real within which humans exist--through an impartial lens. However, these texts are unable to avoid impregnating their woman with meaning. The women, thems...

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Main Author: Beitzel, Constance Suzanne
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2010
Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/229
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1236&context=theses