In Main Street and Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis drew on his boyhood memories of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, to reveal as no writer had done before the complacency and conformity of middle-class life in America. The remarkable novels presented here in this Library of America...
In "Main Street" and "Babbitt," Sinclair Lewis explores the themes of conformity and the pursuit of authenticity within middle American life. Through the lens of Carol Kennicott in "Main Street" and George F. Babbitt, a prosperous real estate agent, Lewis meticulously critiques...
In Sinclair Lewis's seminal works, 'Babbitt' and 'Main Street, ' the author masterfully critiques American middle-class values and societal conformity through his sharp, satirical lens. 'Babbitt' follows George F. Babbitt, a prosperous real-estate agent, whose life encapsulates...