Arrowsmith Chapter 12

In which Max Gottlieb, a brilliant but embittered bacteriologist devoted to pure science, faces disgrace and dismissal from the University of Winnemac after his radical proposals and sharp criticisms alienate his colleagues and superiors. Through austere domestic struggles and professional setbacks, he wrestles with loneliness and despair, his talent overshadowed by his uncompromising nature and the cold realities of academic politics.