Babbitt

George F. Babbitt a businessman enjoys brand names the newest appliances and the Republican Party. He actually values his role as a good citizen more than he values his wife. However Babbitt grows to dislike the trappings of the middle class that he has fought so hard to achieve. He grows resolved to overcome his meaningless existence and look for a higher purpose after realising how meaningless his life is. Babbitts search for meaning challenges us to face the Babbitt in ourselves and consider what it really means to be an American. It raises serious issues with funny repercussions and is just as important today as it ever was....See More