Main Street (Modern Library)
by Sinclair Lewis
Book Summary Information
Author: Sinclair LewisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-03-02
ISBN: 0375753141
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Modern Library
Book Reviews of Main Street (Modern Library)
Book Review: An accurate description of the Mainstreets of America
Summary: 4 Stars
Sinclair Lewis's "Main Street" deals honestly with the negative aspects of small town life. In the book, Carol Kennicott, a big city girl marries Dr. Kennicott, and they move to the small town of Gopher Prarie. Carol is an idealist, but her efforts to reform the town are met with ignorance. The citizens of Gopher Prarie are convinced that they lead a utopian life, and that poverty and ugliness does not exist in their town. Carol is subjected to gossip, greed, and dullness in her journey through Gopher Prarie. I think this book is an accurate description of many small towns, but it deals too negatively with small towns. I have visited many times Lewis's hometown of Sauk Centre, after which Gopher Prarie was modeled, and found none of the drab buildings and narrow minded people that Lewis described. Howver, this novel is a classic example of how our own ignorance prevents us from seeing our true surrondings. This book is a real eye opener.
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