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Loading... Babbitt (Signet Classics) (original 1922; edition 2007)by Sinclair Lewis (Author), Sally E. Parry (Introduction)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. He def wanted to elope to Maine w/ Paulibus. ( ) This fiction novel was written over 100 years ago and portrays American history during the prohibition. George Babbit is a real estate agent who is in a conservative group of society. He briefly turns liberal after his friend goes to jail for shooting his wife. George’s rebellion is ended during the event of his wife having surgery for appendicitis. The story ends with George siding with his son who eloped and decides to drop out of college to become a mechanic. George states that he recognizes that his son is doing what he wants to do and not being bullied into adhering to others expectations. I believe this is the take home message. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesBelongs to Publisher SeriesFlorin Books (17) — 11 more Is contained inSinclair Lewis Set: Ann Vikers, Arrowsmith, Babbit, It Can't Happen Here, Work of Art by Sinclair Lewis Babbitt / Moths in the Arc Light / The Willow Walk / It Can't Happen Here / The Queen's Letter by Sinclair Lewis Sinclair Lewis Boxed Set – 16 titles in One Volume: Babbitt, Main Street, The Trail of the Hawk, Moths in the Arc Light, Nature, Inc., The Cat of the Stars and more by Sinclair Lewis ContainsIs abridged inHas as a studyHas as a student's study guideAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML: Babbitt is the middle-class, average-American protagonist of this novel. Though he conforms to society and attempts to scale the social ladder, Babbit gradually becomes dissatisfied with the American Dream. He branches out to test other, more rebellious ways of life. He returns to where he began, disillusioned with the equally rigid standards he has found among the non-conformists, though still holding an openness to individuality in his heart. .No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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