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Theodore Dreiser is a historical figure who appears briefly in the book, although he doesn’t interact with any of the other characters. He was an American journalist and writer who lived and worked around the turn of the 20th century. In the novel, he visits New York around the time of Stanford White’s murder and Harry K. Thaw’s trials.
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Theodore Dreiser Character Timeline in Ragtime
The timeline below shows where the character Theodore Dreiser appears in Ragtime. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4
In this same summer, American novelist Theodore Dreiser arrives in Brooklyn, despondent over the lackluster sales of his novel, Sister Carrie. He rents...
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