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The narrative centers on Carol Milford, a young college graduate who relocates to the small town of Gopher Prairie after marrying a local doctor. Her attempts to introduce culture and change are met with fierce resistance from the townspeople, revealing the narrow-mindedness and conformity that pervade small-town life. Sinclair Lewis uses Carol's struggles to critique the limitations and provincial attitudes of midwestern communities, challenging the idealized vision of American small-town existence.
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Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- Main Street
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sinclair Lewis
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN13
- 9780451530981
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, USA, American Literature, 20th century, America, Satire, Nobel prize, Emancipation, Interwar Period
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- The narrative centers on Carol Milford, a young college graduate who relocates to the small town of Gopher Prairie after marrying a local doctor. Her attempts to introduce culture and change are met with fierce resistance from the townspeople, revealing the narrow-mindedness and conformity that pervade small-town life. Sinclair Lewis uses Carol's struggles to critique the limitations and provincial attitudes of midwestern communities, challenging the idealized vision of American small-town existence.