Some of us groove out on life in the country.  The city has its congestion and myriad problems: crime, high rent, noise.  There are so many things one has to think about in the city—for example, a parking space and, oh yeah, clean air.  Gone are the myriad stars at night. But country life has its challenges.  In Sinclair Lewis’ 1920 novel on this topic, Main Street, a girl from St. Paul, Minnesota marries a boy from the country who is now a doctor.  He wants to settle in his hometown.  When she first walks down its Main Street after unpacking in her new house, a certain Stephen King-like horror envelops her.  But it will only get worse at the first dinner party she throws.  Yes, she sees a life of boredom ahead.  She also feels suddenly dulled by the local prejudices.