Sinclair Lewis Babbitt Paperback Book

Sinclair Lewis satirical book Babbitt, published in 1922, is about American culture and society and criticizes the superficiality of middleclass life and the temptation to fit in. Babbitts disagreement had a big impact on the decision to give Lewis the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930. The book has been adapted into two motion pictures a silent version in 1924 and a talkie version in 1934. Babbitts life is chronicled in the first seven chapters over the course of a single day. Babbitt coos over his tenyearold daughter Tinka during breakfast, tries to talk his 22yearold daughter Verona out of her recent socialist tendencies and exhorts his 17yearold son Ted to work more in school. He dictates letters while at work and has conversations with his staff on real estate advertising. Babbitt hurries home and abandons all disobedience when his wife develops acute appendicitis. They reestablish their intimacy during her prolonged recovery, and Babbitt returns to his emotionless conformity. In the climactic scene, Babbitt learns that his son Ted secretly wed Eunice, his neighbors daughter. Though he doesnt agree, he declares that he is in favor of the union and commends Ted for leading an independent life. | Sinclair Lewis Babbitt Paperback Book