The Fall of Carrie and Hurstwood Sister Carrie, written by Theodore Dreiser, is the story of Carrie, who comes to Chicago to somehow earn the money she always dreamed of having . In search of material goods and the success he dreams of, he becomes involved with two different characters, Drouet and Hurstwood. He eventually finds himself in New York, where he has a successful artistic career. Even with all the success and material goods she has achieved they do not give her happiness. Due to the naturalism and pre-existing conditions between Carrie and Hurstwood, human interactions in exchange for materialism lead to the downfall of the two characters. At the beginning of the text, it is evident that Carrie has excessive greed for things like clothes and money. After meeting Drouet, she is immediately blinded by the advantages he can bring her, such as expensive and beautiful clothes. Carrier soon realized all that the city had to offer her, such as “wealth, fashion, ease – every adornment for women, and she desired dress and beauty with all her heart” (Dreiser, 21). Carrie is excited by “something promising in all the material prospects” that Drouet had to offer (Dreiser, 5). Even though her background momentarily alerts her subconsciously, she ignores her doubts in exchange for the happiness that Drouet's success could bring her. The same things that attract Carrie to Drouet also attract her to Hurstwood. Perhaps it is fair to say that Carrie came to Chicago in search of the American dream because of "the resistance of a thin, narrow life" (Dreiser, 11). The exchange of his life from boring Wisconsin to Chicago signifies his search for a better and more fulfilling life. The realization that her life was still “the burden of a thin, narrow life” (Dreiser, age 11) hindered Carrie's hope for the American dream. Carrie was determined not to be “a common shop assistant” (Dreiser, 51). Once Drouet gives Carrie the money, it dominates her life because she loves what she has. Her possessions are Carrie's dream and ultimate goal in life. Carrie allows other characters in the story to determine her fate and guide her actions. Even though Carrie isn't aware of it, her relationship with Drouet creates a pattern that guides her relationships with him and other men..