辛克莱·刘易斯(Sinclair Lewis,1885—1951)是美国历史上第一位荣获诺贝尔文学奖的作家,其成名作《大街》(Main Street,1920)集中体现了他的政治理想与社会理想。本文拟对辛克莱·刘易斯《大街》中所隐含的“理想倾向”进行简要论述。一、创作背景辛克莱·刘易斯出生于美国明尼苏达州的索克中心镇,从小性格比较古怪,经常被同学和玩伴们捉弄和嘲笑。然而他的智商很高,于1908年毕业于世界名校耶鲁大学。即使 Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) was the first writer in the history of the United States to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. His fame, Main Street (1920), epitomizes his political ideals and social ideals . This article is intended to give a brief account of “Ideal Inclination ” implied in Sinclair Lewis ’s Main Street. First, the creative background Sinclair Lewis was born in the center of the United States, Sauk, Minnesota, the more eccentric character, often teased and ridicule by classmates and playmates. However, he has a high IQ and graduated from Yale University, a world famous university, in 1908. even if