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Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis (1922)
Today we dissect Sinclair Lewis's seminal 1922 novel, Babbitt, the scathing satire that coined a term for materialistic, conformist middle-class life: "Babbittry." The story follows George F. Babbitt, a prosperous, 46-year-old real estate broker in the fictional Midwestern city of Zenith, a man whose life is a perfectly curated collection of modern appliances, civic boosting, and rigid social opinion. . We explore the massive internal tension that drives the novel: despite his outward success, Babbitt is seized by a deep, gnawing dissatisfaction, leading him to a brief, clumsy, and ultimately…
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