# Arrowsmith — Chapters explained > Chapter companions for Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis. - [Acknowledgments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/acknowledgments.md): Sinclair Lewis acknowledges Dr. Paul H. DeKruif for his extensive contributions to the bacteriological and medical material in the book, as well as his help in planning the fable, his realization of the characters as liv - [Arrowsmith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/arrowsmith.md): The opening chapter introduces Martin Arrowsmith as a young boy in the small town of Elk Mills, revealing his early curiosity about medicine and science through his apprenticeship with Doc Vickerson. It establishes his r - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md): Martin Arrowsmith, a young boy in the fictional town of Elk Mills, shows an early interest in science and medicine, influenced by his encounters with Dr. Vickerson and his own curiosity about the natural world. He works - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md): The chapter opens with a vignette of Martin Arrowsmith's great-grandmother, a ragged fourteen-year-old girl driving a wagon through the Ohio wilderness after burying her mother and caring for her feverish father and sibl - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md): This chapter introduces Martin Arrowsmith as a boy in Elk Mills, Winnemac, in 1897. He is the unofficial assistant to Doc Vickerson, a disheveled old doctor. Martin is described as a slender, dark-haired, restless boy wi > 227 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=arrowsmith_se_1062kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest. - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vii.md) - [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/viii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ix.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/x.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xi.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xiii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xiv.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xv.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xvi.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xvii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xviii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xix.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxi.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxiii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxiv.md) - [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxv.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [Chapter XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxvi.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [Chapter XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxvii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/viii.md) - [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxviii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxix.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter 1: The Early Years](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxx.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxxi.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxxii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ix.md) - [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxxiii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [Chapter XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxxiv.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vii.md) - [Chapter XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxxv.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/viii.md) - [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxxvi.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vii.md) - [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxxvii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxxviii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xxxix.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi.md) - [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xl.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii.md) - [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv.md) HTML index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters