Arrowsmith

The most widely known of Sinclair Lewiss novels Arrowsmith is an incisive depiction of a man committed to science. Martin Arrowsmith a bright interested young man from a small Midwestern town spends his leisure time in old Doc Vickersons office eagerly consuming medical texts. He is destined to be a surgeon and researcher but he learns that societal forces of ignorance greed and corruption may be just as deadly as the epidemic. Lewis Pulitzer Prize-winning novel part satire part morality tale illustrates the mystery and force of science while bringing to life a singular American heros quest for integrity and intellectual independence in a small-minded world