![]() When a salesman named Charles Drouet starts a conversation with her on the train, Carrie does not know how to be coy and is, instead, simply direct in her responses to him. She feels slightly regretful at telling her parents good-bye and leaving the only home and safety she has known, but she looks forward with curiosity and anticipation to her new life in the city. She wears a plain blue dress and old shoes, and demonstrates a reserved, lady-like nature. A Wisconsin farm girl, Carrie dresses true to her ordinary circumstances. At the opening of the novel, eighteen-year-old Carrie sits on a train bound for Chicago from the rural Midwest. This is particularly true of her relationships with men. Carrie is intrigued by this unusual person and views her own life as insignificant in comparison.Ĭarrie, the main character of the story, allows others to guide her actions. He discusses topics that seem of great importance to Carrie, and admits to her that money possesses little value to him. Vance and Carrie and Ames have dinner together, and Carrie enjoys Ames’s scholarly manner. ![]() ![]() She likes even more his boyish nature and nice smile. Ames has a high forehead and a rather large nose, but Carrie finds him handsome. ![]()
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