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The critic David Pugh has suggested that Lewis’s satire is no longer powerful or applicable to young Americans today. Do you agree? Discuss the implications of Babbitt in contemporary American culture. What would Lewis say about today’s government and today’s business world? How would you describe a modern-day Babbitt and how would he or she differ from the original? Which lessons from the novel remain important and which remain poignant?
Babbitt is full of references to the political and cultural life of 1920s America. Do some research on the era and discuss...
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