Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy (1925) is a novel about the harsh realities of American life. Based on an actual murder case, the story concerns a young man, Clyde Griffiths, who is born into a religious family. His life changes when he takes work as a bellboy in a hotel in Kansas City and is exposed to the world of alcohol and prostitution. Griffiths's affair with a girl, Roberta, results in pregnancy, and she expects to marry him. But by now Clyde loves another woman.
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A steel mill strike serves as the backdrop for a battle between good and evil, as John Ross tries to protect the town of Hopewill, Illinois from the man poised to make his nightmares come true
A young girl is forced through circumstances and loyalty beyond the pale of conventional morality.