Escaping hard reality in Sinclair Lewis' main street

Other Title(s)

الهرب من الواقع المرير في رواية سنكلير لويس الشارع الرئيسي

Author

Safuk, Ruwaydah Sad

Source

Ahl al-Bait Jurnal

Issue

Vol. 16, Issue 25 (30 Nov. 2019), pp.8-15, 8 p.

Publisher

Ahl Al Bayt University

Publication Date

2019-11-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Islamic Studies

Topics

Abstract EN

The first American author who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1930, Sinclair Lewis viewed the hollowness in the twentieth-century American society.

He yearned for social justice and alteration of the unacceptable conformity to the established patterns of class that left individuals lost, unable to fit themselves neither into their families nor in the whole society, consequently leading them to escape.

This paper investigates the reasons why Carol Milford from Lewis's novel Main Street 1920, feels dissatisfied with her life.

It exposes the different ways that she, the intelligent and ambitious young lady, tries in order to cope with her unsatisfying reality after marrying and moving to a small town in Minnesota.

The study ends up with a conclusion that tries to find a justifiable healthy and constructive way of facing one's hard experiences.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Safuk, Ruwaydah Sad. 2019. Escaping hard reality in Sinclair Lewis' main street. Ahl al-Bait Jurnal،Vol. 16, no. 25, pp.8-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106426

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Safuk, Ruwaydah Sad. Escaping hard reality in Sinclair Lewis' main street. Ahl al-Bait Jurnal Vol. 16, no. 25 (Nov. 2019), pp.8-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106426

American Medical Association (AMA)

Safuk, Ruwaydah Sad. Escaping hard reality in Sinclair Lewis' main street. Ahl al-Bait Jurnal. 2019. Vol. 16, no. 25, pp.8-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106426

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

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Record ID

BIM-1106426