Main Street (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sinclair Lewis
- First Published: 1920
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: c. 1910-1920
- Setting: A small midwestern town
- Principal Characters: Carol Kennicott, Dr. Will Kennicott
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Values, Social reform, Tradition, Midwest, Doctors, Manners or customs, 1910’s, Small-town life, Idealism, Conformity, Gossip
- Locales: Chicago, IL, Washington, D.C., Midwest (U.S.), Minneapolis, MN
The Story:
When Carol Milford was graduated from Blodgett College in Minnesota, she thought she could conquer the world. Interested in sociology, and village improvement in particular, she often longed to set out on her own crusade to transform dingy prairie towns into thriving, beautiful communities. When she met Will Kennicott, a doctor from Gopher Prairie, and listened to his praise of his hometown, she agreed to marry him. He had convinced her that Gopher Prairie needed her.
Carol was an idealist. On the train, going to her new home, she deplored the rundown...
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