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theme: american style of life in sinclair lewis’ novels american style of life in sinclair lewis’ novels my paper is about american life in sinclair lewis' novels. i will study his biography and his literary works, and analyze how his novels have influenced american literature. i will also look at americanisms in lewis' novels. examining american style in sinclair lewis' novels and analyzing how lewis' books have affected society are the topics of my course assignment. the descriptive method and the analytical method are both employed during analysis. the theoretical significance of this research is found in its application to subsequent pieces of scholarly writing on the subject, such as articles, theses, essays, etc. there are four sections in the course paper: an introduction, a body, and a list of references. introduction early reviews praised or condemned sinclair lewis (february 7, 1885 – january 10, 1951) for a blend of …

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e of lewis’s writings. the main part includes the life and writings of sinclair lewis and his influence to american literature and life. the fact that lewis was more of a sociologist than a great writer, that his books lack coherence as works of art because they are didactic and pessimistic, and that he doesn't provide fully developed counterarguments to the archetypes he mocks, leading to works that are more polemical than enjoyable, are not lewis' weaknesses; rather, they are the keys to his continued relevance. lewis was a master satirist, but he was also a cultural visionary who was almost a century ahead of his time. he predicted the rise of the "business knows best" rhetoric that shapes policy and elevates the entrepreneurial class and exposed the sociopathy at the core of those who seek the highest positions of authority. in fact, since lewis first identified them, these weaknesses …

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ue. at the end of the novel, he is taken by surprise by his younger son; ted drops out of school and elopes. in a private, man-to-man talk with his son, babbitt acknowledges that he admires him for doing what he wants. he, babbitt, never did that in all his life. in main street, carol kennicott’s rebellion dwindles to romantic dreams for her daughter; all that remains of babbitt’s rebellion is his pleasure in his son’s defiance and an encouragement not to let himself be bullied by zenith. at the moment, however, ted does not hold out much promise; rather than going to college he wants to be a mechanic at a factory. although babbitt outraged certain sectors of the business community, the novel became an international success. europeans loved it even more than main street. they enjoyed seeing the united states portrayed as they believed it was: materialistic, vulgar, …

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the commercial standards of a society that does not understand their ideals. . with dodsworth, lewis returned to zenith. at the beginning of the novel, sam dodsworth, a successful businessman in his forties, undergoes a crisis similar to babbitt’s, but there the similarities end. sam, a yale graduate, is much better educated than babbitt and is receptive to the arts. a self-made man, he builds his own company, but, following the prevailing trend in america, his small business is bought by a conglomerate. this causes the active, enterprising sam to believe himself to be a useless part of a big bureaucratic machine and provides an opportunity for his snobbish wife, fran, to persuade him to go with her on a long european tour. this trip takes up the major part of the novel, which is a rather shallow treatment of henry james’s “international theme.” elmer gantry is the most obvious …

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nce again lewis had presented, and called attention to, a genuine problem in american society. arrowsmith celebrates an unwillingness to compromise and a dedication to ideals, which give this novel a heroic dimension missing in all other lewis novels. thank you for your attention. image1.png image2.png image3.png image4.png image5.png image6.png image7.png image8.png image9.png image10.png /docprops/thumbnail.jpeg

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theme: american style of life in sinclair lewis’ novels american style of life in sinclair lewis’ novels my paper is about american life in sinclair lewis' novels. i will study his biography and his literary works, and analyze how his novels have influenced american literature. i will also look at americanisms in lewis' novels. examining american style in sinclair lewis' novels and analyzing how lewis' books have affected society are the topics of my course assignment. the descriptive method and the analytical method are both employed during analysis. the theoretical significance of this research is found in its application to subsequent pieces of scholarly writing on the subject, such as articles, theses, essays, etc. there are four sections in the …

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