Jennie Gerhardt Author:Theodore Dreiser The sympathetic portrait of a vital and beautiful young woman beaten down by the forces of life, Jennie Gerhardt examines with poignant realism the plight of the "sinful" woman victimized by the accident of humble birth and cast off from society because of a courageous willingness to sacrifice herself for the sake of family and friends. Jennie G... more »erhardt reveals Dreiser, man and genius at his frankest and bitterest yet most compassionate.« less