The personality of the writer and classic of American literature Theodore Dreiser, the author of the famous trilogy "Desire", which included "The Financier", "Titanium" and "Stoic", has become a cult figure in world literature since the very first novel "Sister Kerry". The work is based on the true life story of Theodore Dreiser's sister Emma.Eighteen-year-old Carolina, whom everyone calls Kerry, comes from a small town to relatives in Chicago. The girl is full of bright dreams and hopes, but the search for happiness in the big city leads the girl astray. Published in 1900, the work provoked outrage from critics, who called it completely immoral.