Dreiser had a lively description of social life to reveal the seamy side oflife in some places of American society. The major theme of his works is to exposethe problems of life and social system in American way.

• 德莱塞以严格批判现实的态度描写反映生活,揭示美国社会中的阴暗面,因此,暴露美国生活方式和社会制度存在的问题是其创作的重要主题。