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Carol Kennicott's aspirations for transforming the small town of Gopher Prairie clash with the conservative attitudes of its residents. As a recent college graduate, she arrives with hopes of urban improvement, only to face resistance and ridicule from the narrow-minded locals. Her struggle embodies the tension between progressive ideals and traditional values, highlighting the challenges of fitting into a community that is resistant to change.
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Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
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- Released
- 2023
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- Title
- Main Street
- Subtitle
- Fully annotated edition with over 400 notes
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sinclair Lewis
- Publisher
- Alma Books Ltd.
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 341
- ISBN13
- 9781847498960
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, USA, American Literature, 20th century, America, Satire, Nobel prize, Emancipation, Interwar Period
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
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- Carol Kennicott's aspirations for transforming the small town of Gopher Prairie clash with the conservative attitudes of its residents. As a recent college graduate, she arrives with hopes of urban improvement, only to face resistance and ridicule from the narrow-minded locals. Her struggle embodies the tension between progressive ideals and traditional values, highlighting the challenges of fitting into a community that is resistant to change.