Stylistic Analysis of “Arrowsmith” by Sinclair Lewis

Text Analyses Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis Starting reading the extract from the novel of the first Ameri piece of tail awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature one peck predict that the whole book is quite subjective. The description of the geographical station of the state Winnemac and its largest city makes exactly such impression. But when the reader goes on he faces really vivid examples of hyperbola, epithets, zeugma, illustrations and other stylistic devices. One becomes immersed in the bright, humorous and at the equal time critical world of Sinclair Lewis.The indite mocks at the weak points of education, at ridiculous university traditions and the life of students in general. The backup of the story Arrowsmith depicts the surname of the main theatrical role. It is a quite rare side surname. The second part of the compound Smith means a somebody who does something extraordinary. An arrow is usually associated with reaching a goal. The surname Arrowsmith is fitting for a person who is initiative, able to cogitate critically, who is patient and persuasive in doing his job.Martin Arrowsmith is mediocre this type of a person. For his shyness he is an attractive young piece devoted to his studying. The fountain describes his university experience. The story is a 3-d person narration. It emphasizes that the author is not a participant of the events but just an observer. The description of the university of Winnemac is intact of exaggeration . Its likeness to Oxford and Harvard, its buildings measured by the mile are faithful examples of hyperbole.The enumeration of the disciplines taught at Winnemac is used to show the great variety of bootless subjects that students should cope with and to depict the broad specialization of universities where Doctors of Philosophy just wee rapid instructions. Sinclair Levis says that such variety of subjects cant insure a good quality of education. The epithets leisury nonsence, snobbish college are contradi cted by a bright metaphor the university is a mill to turn out men and women who will lead moral lives .All these devices help the reader to catch the throne of irony which is used more vividly in the sentence where the university is compared to a Ford Motor Factory. It is also a metaphor and this hidden comparison is used to mention that the work of a college is standardized and there is no ground for developing creative thinking, different from the standard one. Ein truththing is designed to take a leak ordinary people ready to serve for the society. The characteristic of Martin is also very bright. Talking about his prospects the author uses enumeration a respectable runner, a fair basketball center, a savage hockey renovateer.The example of metaphor is The University has become his world. It puts emphasis on Martins loneliness and fear to studying. Describing Digamma Pi Sinclair Lewis uses zeugma It was a lively boarding-house with a billiard table and kickoff prices, In a fraternity, all tennis rackets, trousers and opinions are held in leafy vegetable. Then goes oxymoron comfortably immoral . Everything depicts the doubtful reputation of the fraternity. The conversation amid Martin and Ira Hinkley is spiced with antithesis high ideals- tortured bodies and oxymoron rottenest advantages.But the most vivid is the description of buttery Pfaff. Here Sinclair Lewis uses irony saying that he was the most useful to Digamma Pi, simile he looked like a distended hot water feeding bottle, oxymoron he was magnificently imbecile, bright enumeration he believed eachthing, he knew nothing, he could memorize nothing. All these stylistic devises help to relieve oneself the vivid image of Fatty, his appearance and foolish innocence. On the example of this character the author shows stupid traditions and cruel behavior of the students.But still in every company there is such butt to whom thoughtful house-mates (irony again) like to play tricks. The metaphor the living room suggested a recent cyclone is the most suitable for the description of Digamma Pi. Then goes the enumeration of a great many of things that can be found there. Everything is used to show the way of life of students. Sinclair Lewis is a master of stylistic devises. His irony is vivid, his metaphor is bright, he forces the reader to think over the most burning problems of education and the lifestyle of students at the same time entertaining the public.