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'''Description of Artwork:''' Theodore Dreiser's first novel ''[[Sister Carrie]]'' was the first of Dreiser's works to face censorship.  This novel presents a harsh realistic portrayal of city life.  Carrie is a working class girl who rises to success through manipulation.  The next work to face censorship was ''[[The Genius]]'', which also portrayed city life in an uncompromising way.  Dreiser's most successful novel, "An American Tragedy", also faced censorship.  In this novel the main character is charged with the murder of his pregnant lover and faces the electric chair. <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Theodore Dreiser's first novel ''[[Sister Carrie]]'' was the first of Dreiser's works to face censorship.  This novel presents a harsh realistic portrayal of city life.  Carrie is a working class girl who rises to success through manipulation.  The next work to face censorship was ''[[The Genius]]'', which also portrayed city life in an uncompromising way.  Dreiser's most successful novel, ''[[An American Tragedy]]'', also faced censorship.  In this novel the main character is charged with the murder of his pregnant lover and faces the electric chair. <P>