Main Street & Babbitt

Sinclair Lewis's "Main Street" and "Babbitt" stand as seminal critiques of early 20th-century American life, exploring the tension between individual desires and societal expectations. In "Main Street," Lewis employs a keen realist style to expose the narrow-mindedness of small-town America through the eyes of Carol Kennicott, whose idealistic vision clashes with the conformist values of Gopher Pr...