Tag: disillusionment

Fiction

Main Street by Sinclair Lewis

Main Street by Sinclair Lewis is a satirical novel that critiques small-town life in America, focusing on the struggles of a young woman named Carol Milford as she tries to find fulfillment and meaning in the conformist society of Gopher Prairie, Minnesota.

Fiction

The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler

The Way of All Flesh is a semi-autobiographical novel that follows the life of Ernest Pontifex, a young man struggling to escape the oppressive influence of his Victorian family.

Fiction

Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis

“Babbitt” by Sinclair Lewis is a satirical novel that exposes the conformist and materialistic life of George F. Babbitt, a middle-aged real estate broker in 1920s America.

Fiction

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

This Side of Paradise follows the life of Amory Blaine, a young man who struggles to find his identity and purpose in the changing social landscape of America in the early 20th century.

Fiction

Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser

“Sister Carrie” by Theodore Dreiser follows the story of a young woman named Carrie, who leaves her small town to pursue a better life in Chicago, facing struggles and temptations along the way.

Fiction

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

“Jude the Obscure” by Thomas Hardy explores the tragic life of Jude Fawley, a working-class man who faces societal constraints and personal struggles while pursuing his dreams and love.

Fiction

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises follows a group of disillusioned expatriates in post-World War I Paris as they travel to Pamplona, Spain, for the annual bullfighting festival, exploring themes of love, masculinity, and the lost generation.

Fiction

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms is a novel by Ernest Hemingway that follows an American ambulance driver in World War I as he falls in love with a British nurse and faces the realities of war.