Babbitt

by Sinclair Lewis

Babbitt is a scathing critique of early 20th-century American society, written by Sinclair Lewis. The novel portrays the life of George F. Babbitt, a middle-class real estate agent in the fictional city of Zenith. Through this character, Lewis delivers a satire on conformity, materialism, and the moral emptiness of American culture during that era. Babbitt is a man trapped in a predictable and superficial routine, forced to confront his own dissatisfaction and the social pressures that surround ...