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Babbitt

Babbitt

Lewis, Sinclair

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General Fiction

ISBN10: 1534822135
ISBN13: 9781534822139
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jun 22 2016
Pages: 200
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.42 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.02
Language: English
Babbitt By Sinclair Lewis Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a satire of American culture, society, and behavior, it critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure toward conformity. An immediate and controversial bestseller, Babbitt was influential in the decision to award Lewis the Nobel Prize in literature in 1930. Lewis has been both criticized and congratulated for his unorthodox writing style in Babbitt. One reviewer said There is no plot whatever... Babbitt simply grows two years older as the tale unfolds. Lewis presents a chronological series of scenes in the life of his title character. After introducing George F. Babbitt as a middle-aged man, nimble in the calling of selling houses for more than people could afford to pay, Lewis presents a meticulously detailed description of Babbitt's morning routine. Each item Babbitt encounters is explained, from the high-tech alarm clock, which Babbitt sees as a marker of social status, to the rough camp blanket, a symbol of the freedom and heroism of the West. As he dresses for the day, Babbitt contemplates each article of his Solid Citizen uniform, the most important being his Booster's club button, which he wears with pride. The first seven chapters follow Babbitt's life over the course of a single day. Over breakfast Babbitt dotes on his ten-year-old daughter Tinka, tries to dissuade his 22-year-old daughter Verona from her newfound socialist leanings, and encourages his 17-year-old son Ted to try harder in school. At the office he dictates letters and discusses real estate advertising with his employees.

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