![]() While his writings often focused on the commonplace and sordid in human existence they also challenged contemporary perspectives on the ideal American family. ![]() The novel dealt with the apparent opposites of religious fundamentalism and the extreme individualism and money-worship that is presented as the "American Dream." He employed a variety of religious viewpoints in his works, which dealt with the conflict between religious and materialistic points of view, including Evangelical Protestantism, Quakerism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. His An American Tragedy, published in 1925, would later come to be considered a landmark work in American fiction, even though it was banned in Boston, in 1927. It was the story of a young girl who had two illicit sexual relationships. Sister Carrie (1900) was not published in its entirety until 1981. The censorship lasted well past his death, as Dreiser did not live to see many of his novels published in their original form. Public discussion of sexual matters were taboo in his day, especially those of an immoral nature. His characters were often guilty of sexual improprieties like infidelity and prostitution, but the American public felt his portrayals were far too sympathetic. His intense and real-life portrayals of characters whose lives were considered amoral pitted him against the forces of censorship. ![]() ![]() Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (Aug– December 28, 1945) was an American journalist and novelist, who was one of the leading literary figures to employ naturalism in his writings. ![]()
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