Arrowsmith (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sinclair Lewis
- First Published: 1925
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: United States and West Indies
- Principal Characters: Martin Arrowsmith, Leora, Dr. Max Gottlieb, Gustave Sondelius, Terry Wickett, Joyce Lanyon, Dr. Almus Pickerbaugh
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: United States or Americans
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story:
Martin Arrowsmith was the descendant of pioneers in the Ohio wilderness. He grew up in the raw redbrick town of Elk Mills, in the state of Winnemac. A restless, lonely boy, he spent his odd hours in old Doc Vickerson’s office. The village practitioner was a widower with no family of his own, and he encouraged Martin’s interest in medicine.
At age twenty-one, Martin was a junior preparing for medical school at the University of Winnemac. Continuing on at the medical school, he was most interested in bacteriology, research, and the courses of Professor Max...
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