Sinclair Lewis's 1922 novel, "Babbitt," satirizes the American middle-class businessman and his conformist lifestyle. The work introduced the term "Babbitt" into the English language to describe a complacent, materialistic conformist.
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Sinclair Lewis — Babbitt in Classic American Novels
Held in the Classic American Novels chamber of the Babel Nexus Index.
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- Louisa May Alcott — Little Women (1868)
- Mark Twain — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)
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