An American tragedy, v. 2
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"An American Tragedy, v. 2" by Theodore Dreiser is a novel published in 1925. Based on a real 1906 murder case, it follows Clyde Griffiths, a young man from a poor religious family who climbs toward wealth and status. When he impregnates factory worker Roberta while courting wealthy socialite Sondra, Clyde faces an impossible choice. His desperate solution leads to a drowning, a sensational trial, and a fate sealed by circumstantial evidence and his own contradictory testimony.
- Young men
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
- Social classes
- New York (State)
- Trials (Murder)
- American Dream
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #75182. An American tragedy, v. 2 on Wikipedia.
