Editing Sister Carrie (section)

==Characters==
* '''Caroline "Carrie" Meeber''', a.k.a. Carrie Wheeler and Carrie Madenda, the latter her stage name
* '''Minnie Hanson''', Carrie's elder sister
* '''Sven Hanson''', Minnie's husband
* '''Charles H. Drouet''', a buoyant traveling salesman
* '''George W. Hurstwood''', a.k.a. George Wheeler
* '''Julia Hurstwood''', George's strong-willed, social-climbing wife
* '''Jessica Hurstwood''', George's daughter
* '''George Hurstwood, Jr''', George's son
* '''Mr. and Mrs. Vance''', a wealthy merchant and his vivacious young wife, who live in the same building as Hurstwood and Carrie in New York City. Mrs. Vance and Carrie become friends.
* '''Robert Ames''', Mrs. Vance's cousin from Indiana, a handsome young scholar whom Carrie regards as a male ideal
* '''Lola Osborne''', a friendly chorus girl Carrie meets during a theatre production. She provides helpful advice, then seeing that Carrie shows much promise, becomes her "satellite".