Talk:Theodore Dreiser

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is within the scope of the following WikiProjects:

WikiProject Illinois (Rated Start-Class) This article is part of WikiProject Illinois, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to Illinois on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit this article, or visit the project page to join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. Start This article has been rated as Start-Class on the quality scale. Low This article has been rated as Low-importance on the importance scale. WikiProject Chicago      (Rated Start-Class) Chicago Portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Chicago, which aims to improve all articles related to Chicago. Start This article has been rated as Start-class on the quality scale. Low This article has been rated as Low-importance on the importance scale. WikiProject Biography This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography. For more information, visit the project page. Biography Portal ??? This article has not yet received a rating on the project's quality scale. [FAQ] Please rate the article and, if you wish, leave comments here regarding your assessment or the strengths and weaknesses of the article. WikiProject Indiana     (Rated Start-Class) This article is part of WikiProject Indiana, a WikiProject related to the U.S. state of Indiana. Indiana Portal Start This article has been rated as Start-Class on the quality scale. Low This article has been rated as Low-importance on the importance scale. Article Grading: The article has been rated for quality and/or importance but has no comments yet. If appropriate, please review the article and then leave comments here to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article and what work it will need.

I would like to find out information on Dreiser and his views and acts with sexuality in his lifetime, I believe in the 1930's was the main time of these actions

Wasn't he born on August 27, not July 27?

[edit] interoffice romance

Shouldn't this be intra office romance (as why would his employers care about inter office romances)?

I believe he was born on August 17, 1871.

You are right of course (and I suspect you are also sexy) I have changed it accordingly --JamesTheNumberless 20:27, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A socialist?

Dreiser was a communist, Stalin's fan. It's far from socialism.Xx236 08:29, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] father's religion

Johann Paul Dreiser was a strict Roman Catholic. The town that he came from in Germany was approximately 90% Roman Catholic. Sarah's father did not disown her; in fact, he willed her a small tract of land in Indiana when he died. He did, however, shun her, according to the Mennonite and Amish tradition, due to her elopement and marriage to John Paul. Even if she had not joined the Roman Catholic Church her father would have shunned her because of her elopement and marriage. The shunning meant that she was no longer welcome at her father's house. Although Sarah did stay in touch with some of her brothers and sisters after her marriage she is thought to have never seen or spoken to her father after that time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dorsch (talk • contribs) 19:54, 27 May 2008 (UTC)