Home Search Advertisement Studyarea.com's Free Essay Site StudyArea's Free Essay Search Search for Essays "Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) " Email this topic to a friend Printer-friendly version of this topic Bookmark this topic (Registered users only) Previous Topic Next Topic Category English ... Book Report (Public) Original message Click Here for more Essays on Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) for Free Dz (0 posts) Jul-04-00, 02:06 AM (GMT-5) "Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) " Type of Work: Social commentary Setting Zenith, a mythical Midwestern American city; 1920s Principal Characters George F. Babbitt, a middle-aged real estate agent Myra, his wife Ted, their teenage son Paul Reisling, George's buddy from college Zilla, Paul's nagging wife Tanis Judique, George's mistress Seneca Doane, a radical lawyer and George's former college friend Story Overveiw As another day began in Zenith, sleeping George Babbitt fought to ignore the morning sounds - the milk truck, the furnace-man, a dog barking - so that he could cling to the dream he was having. He had the same dream often. It involved a "fairy child" who discerned "gallant youth" where "others saw but George Babbitt." But now the day beckoned. George pulled himself from bed, bathed, shaved, dressed, and then trudged downstairs to eat. As usual, Babbitt was a grumpy breakfast partner; a foul mood was expected of a respectable businessman. He grumbled at his nearly adult children, Verona and Ted, and argued with Myra, his wife. No one in the house appreciated all he did for them. | |
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