Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Clyde Griffiths is the protagonist in Theodore Dreiser's classic novel An American Tragedy. Clyde is a young man from a sheltered religious upbringing in Kansas City. His drive and ambition for money and love culminates in a tragic ending. For the story of Clyde's life, see An American Tragedy. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.