Babbitt (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sinclair Lewis
- First Published: 1922
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: 1920’s
- Setting: Zenith, a fictional Midwestern town
- Principal Characters: George F. Babbitt, Myra, Ted, Verona, Paul Riesling, Zilla
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Values, Family or family life, Midwest, 1920’s, Moral conditions, Liberalism, Business or business people, Conformity, Prohibition
- Locales: Zenith (fictive)
The Story:
George F. Babbitt was proud of his house in Floral Heights, one of the most respectable residential districts in Zenith. Its architecture was standardized; its interior decorations were standardized; its atmosphere was standardized. Therein lay its appeal for Babbitt. He bustled about in a tile and chromium bathroom during his morning ritual of getting ready for another day. When he went down to breakfast, he was as grumpy as usual. It was expected of him. He read the dull real estate page of the newspaper to his patient wife, Myra. Then he commented on the weather,...
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