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Arrowsmith [Annotated]

By: Sinclair Lewis
Narrated by: Lee Smalley
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Summary
 Martin Arrowsmith, the titular protagonist, grows up in a small Midwestern town where he wants to become a doctor. At medical school he meets an abrasive but brilliant professor, Gottlieb, who becomes his mentor. As Arrowsmith completes his training he begins a career practicing medicine. But, echoing Lewiss Main Street, small-town life becomes too insular and restricting; his interest in research and not people makes him unpopular, and he decides to work in a research laboratory instead.From there Arrowsmith begins a career that hits all of the ethical quandaries that scientists and those in the medical profession encounter: everything from the ethical problem of research protocol strictness versus saving lives, to doing research for the betterment of mankind versus for turning a profit, to the politics of institutions, to the social problems of wealth and poverty. Arrowsmith struggles with these dilemmas because, like all of us, he isnt perfect. Despite his interest in helping humanity, he has little interest in peopleaside from his serial womanizingand this makes the path of his career an even harder one to walk. Hes surrounded on all sides by icons of nobility, icons of pride, and icons of rapaciousness, each one distracting him from his calling.Though the book isnt strictly a satire, few escape Lewiss biting pen. He skewers everyone indiscriminately: small-town rubes, big-city blowhards, aspiring politicians, doctors of both the noble and greedy variety, hapless ivory-towered researchers, holier-than-thou neighbors, tedious gilded-age socialites, and even lazy and backwards islanders. In some ways, Arrowsmith rivals Main Street in its often-bleak view of human naturethough unlike Main Street, the good to humanity that science offers is an ultimate light at the end of the tunnel.The novels publication in 1925 made it one of the first serious science novels, exploring all aspects of the life and career of a modern scientist. Lewis was aided in the novels preparation by Paul de Kruif, a microbiologist and writer, whose medically-accurate contributions greatly enhance the texts realist flavor.In 1926 Arrowsmith was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, but Lewis famously declined it. In his refusal letter, he claimed a disinterest in prizes of any kind; but the New York Times reported that those close to him say he was still angered over the Pulitzers last-minute snatching of the 1921 prize from Main Street in favor of giving it to The Age of Innocence. This new annotated edition includes several never-before-seen features, like:The original editors preface that accompanied the original printing.Easily navigable Table of Contents©2024 Sinclair Lewis (P)2026 Robert J. McClellan
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