参考答案：A. Dreiser’s style has been a point of heated discussion. The consensus that has been reached so far seems to be that, although Dreiser’s novels are formless at times and awkwardly written, and his characterization is found deficient and his prose pedestrian and dull, yet his very energy proves to be more than a compensation.
B. Dreiser’s stories are always solid and intensely interesting with their simple but highly moving characters. Dreiser is good at employing the journalistic method of reiteration to burn a central impression into the reader’s mind. His interest in painting is reflected in his taste for word-pictures, sharp contrast, truth in color, and movement in outline. Here lies the power and permanence that have made Dreiser one of America’s foremost novelists.