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Carrie's dissatisfaction only increases when she makes friends with Mrs. Vance, a neighbor whose husband is prosperous. Through Mrs. Vance, Carrie meets Robert Ames, a young scholar from Indiana and her neighbor's cousin, who introduces her to the idea that great art, rather than showy materialism, is worthy of admiration.
- Theodore Dreiser, Donald Pizer
- 1900
Mrs. Vance. Mrs. Vance is, for a time, Carrie's neighbor in New York City. She and Carrie become friends, and Carrie notices that she is a wealthy, well-kept wife. She is the catalyst for Carrie's dissatisfaction with Hurstwood's modest income.
Character Analysis. Mrs. Vance lives across the hall from Carrie and Hurstwood's New York apartment. She and her husband are fairly well off, and Carrie is seriously envious of her extensive wardrobe and jewelry collection: She seemed to have so many dainty little things which Carrie had not.
Mrs. Vance is young, beautiful, and decked from head to toe in the latest fads. Carrie is jealous of Mrs. Vance’s superior financial situation and, as a result, grows increasingly dissatisfied with Hurstwood’s lack of ability to provide her with a life of luxury.
Author Biography. Theodore Dreiser was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, on August 27, 1871. Dreiser's father, John Paul, fled to America from Germany to avoid the draft. Although the elder Dreiser had mastered weaving in Germany, he found that employers in his new country did not appreciate his skill.
The protagonist, Carrie is a young girl of eighteen when she takes a train to Chicago. She meets a traveling salesman named Drouet and moves in with him after a few weeks. After being wooed by Hurstwood, she is kidnapped by him and taken to New York.
Mrs. Vance A young woman who sets Carrie's standards of taste in New York. Bob Ames Cousin to Mrs. Vance; a studious young man whose serious view of life gives Carrie cause to question her own values. Mr. Cargill Chicago stable-owner who meets Hurstwood by chance in New York. Lola Osborne A young actress; Carrie's roommate and confidante.
