“Stoic” is the final novel of the “Triology of Desires.” The novel is based on the biography of a real businessman—a real figure, the tram “king” of America, Charles Yerkes. Dreiser depicts with exacting precision the psychology of a powerful businessman during periods of upheaval and business defeat. The life creed of the protagonist Cowperwood is not to befriend people weaker and less practical than himself. The main principle of sexual relationships: everyone should have complete freedom, and achieve it without considering anything. Will this man be able to rise again to his Olympus and reach new successes?