Carrie’s loneliness in life comes out in the novel in the way she adores life in the city and her struggle to be in the level that is beyond her by being in relationships with wealthy married men. She never considers the things she already has but instead considers and admires things that she lacks. She is not satisfied with the stuffs that she gets from Drouet that are enough to make her life comfortable. Her desire to have a better life than what she already experiences makes her have no peace. Such is evidenced in her inspiration by the position and wealth that is maintained by Mrs. Hale. She gets to know of the distinction between the various categories of wealth. Therefore, she is very certain that happiness comes from the big houses that
