Publisher's Synopsis
"Main Street" is a novel by Sinclair Lewis, published in 1920. It tells the story of Carol Milford, a young woman who marries and moves to the small, fictional town of Gopher Prairie in Minnesota. The novel explores the clash between Carol's more cosmopolitan and progressive ideas and the conservative, narrow-minded attitudes of the town's residents. It is a critique of small-town American life and conformity.
