The Job: An American Novel by Sinclair Lewis
"The Job: An American Novel" by Sinclair Lewis is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Captain Lew Golden, a small-town lawyer in Panama, Pennsylvania, and his family, exploring themes of ambition, societal expectations, and gender roles. The novel offers a candid look at the struggles of women, particularly Lew's daughter Una, as she seeks independence and a career in a society that discourages female agency. Theopening of the novel introduces Captain Lew Golden as a representative of the small-town middle-class lawyer whose life is defined by his mundane daily routines and limited aspirations. His wife, Mrs. Golden, embodies the discontent of women in their era, longing for romance and imagination that her life with Lew does not provide. The narrative then shifts focus to their daughter, Una, who grapples with societal expectations placed upon women. After her father's death, Una takes charge of her family's finances and yearns for a life beyond the confines of small-town respectability, leading her to consider a new life in New York where she hopes to become a businesswoman. The text lays the groundwork for a deeper exploration of Una's evolving identity and the pitfalls and possibilities she faces. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Job: An American Novel |
| Note | Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Job_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by K Nordquist, Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Women white collar workers -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 25474 |
| Release Date | May 15, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 3, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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