{"product_id":"9781504044943","title":"Summary and Analysis of It Can't Happen Here: Based on the Book by Sinclair Lewis","description":"\u003cb\u003eSo much to read, so little time? This brief overview of \u003ci\u003eIt Can’t Happen Here \u003c\/i\u003etells you what you need to know—before or after you read Sinclair Lewis’s book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This short summary and analysis of \u003ci\u003eIt Can’t Happen Here\u003c\/i\u003e includes:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter-by-chapter overviews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfiles of the main characters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed timeline of key events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes and symbols\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImportant quotes and analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFascinating trivia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary of terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About \u003ci\u003eIt Can’t Happen Here\u003c\/i\u003e by Sinclair Lewis:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Sinclair Lewis’s satirical novel \u003ci\u003eIt Can’t Happen Here\u003c\/i\u003e documents the rise of a fascist government in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It follows a small town newspaper editor, Doremus Jessup, as he watches his country come out of economic depression only to embrace a smoke-and-mirrors presidential candidate who wraps himself in patriotic zeal. This charismatic demagogue and his cronies amass power and wealth as the rest of the population watches its rights and freedoms disappear.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e There is censorship, the random violence of an unchecked paramilitary force, and the emergence of concentration camps. Jews, foreigners, and intellectuals are singled out for especially brutal treatment. Universities are taken over and books are burned.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As he watches the devastating toll exacted from his friends and family, the once easygoing Jessup is swept into an underground resistance movement in which he must ignore his moral compass. A revolution is launched, but the outcome is uncertain.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Lewis’s dystopian work asks: could it happen here and, if it does, how would it be stopped?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of fiction.","brand":"Worth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131380056304,"sku":"9781504044943","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504044943_p0.jpg?v=1769897589","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504044943","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}