A girl who lives across the hall from Carrie and Drouet in Chicago. Although Carrie never directly interacts with her, the daughter’s piano playing affects Carrie deeply, awakening in Carrie a desire for something more than material wealth. This vague desire later develops a more specific form under Ames’s guidance.
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The Railroad Treasurer’s Daughter Character Timeline in Sister Carrie
The timeline below shows where the character The Railroad Treasurer’s Daughter appears in Sister Carrie. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 11 (The Persuasion of Fashion: Feeling Guards O’er Its Own)
In addition to Mrs. Hale, the wife and daughter of a railroad treasurer from Indiana also live in the apartment building. The daughter studies music in Chicago while...
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