I am half way through this great Sinclair Lewis novel which I neglected to read in my younger years. Lewis- A Nobel Prize winner in Literature - makes all these very rich, upper class people -especially Dodsworth himself- profoundly human but THEIR capitalist system he makes completely abominable .Similar to Edith Wharton's " House of Mirth " . The novel says a lot about bourgeois marriage even today. And there are some subtle hints that even a very rich capitalist like Dodsworth ( he was a pioneer of the early 20th century automobile industry ) would wink at an American Lenin Bolshevik socialist -and his VANGUARD PARTY - blowing the whole rotten capitalist system sky high in a 1917 style upheaval.
The sensitive reader of " Dodsworth " will think that all the millionaire car maker ever needed was LOVE as the Beetle song lyrics tell us.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments that are courteous, concise and relevant are always welcome, whether or not they agree with the views expressed here or not. Profanity is not necessary. Thank you for reading “Time Enough At Last!”
Ron