Babbitt (1922)

Babbitt is a novel written by Sinclair Lewis and published in 1922. The story is set in the fictional city of Zenith in the United States during the early 1920s. The central character of the novel is George F. Babbitt, a middle-aged real estate agent who is dissatisfied with his life and yearns for something more meaningful.Babbitt is a satire on the American middle class and their values. The novel portrays the conformist and materialistic nature of the middle class, as well as their obsession with status and success. Babbitt is a man who is trapped in a world of conformity and routine, and he struggles to break free from it.Throughout the novel, Babbitt navigates his way through the complexities of his personal and professional life. He is torn between his desire to conform to societal expectations and his longing for something more meaningful. As he becomes more disillusioned with his life, he begins to question the values of his community and the American Dream.Babbitt is a complex character who is both sympathetic and flawed. He is a man who is struggling to find his place in the world, and his journey is both poignant and humorous. The novel is a powerful commentary on American society and the human condition, and it remains a classic of American literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.