Bibliograph

Main Street & Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis

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Label

Main Street & Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Main Street & Babbitt

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Sinclair Lewis

Series statement

The Library of America, 59

Summary

Businessman George F. Babbitt loves the latest appliances, brand names, and the Republican Party. In fact, he loves being a solid citizen even more than he loves his wife. But Babbitt comes to resent the middle-class trappings he has worked so hard to acquire. Realizing that his life is devoid of meaning, he grows determined to transcend his trivial existence and search for greater purpose. Babbitt's quest for meaning forces him to ponder what it truly means to be an American

Target audience

adult

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Main Street and Babbitt

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