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Babbitt
by Sinclair LEWIS (1885 - 1951)21 - Chapter 21
Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises you. As you begin to like him, he does something to evoke the “what a rat” response. Male menopause wasn’t a pre Great Depression term, but I would say George has all the symptoms. At a pudgy balding forty six he looks at his life, wife, family and business. He sees himself as a pretty successful business man, but when Tanis, the lonely widow, has a leaky roof, he sees an opportunity for perhaps a more fulfilling relationship then he has at home. Add to Tanis a foray into radical politics, and we are about to whiteness an emotional and financial train wreck with Babbitt at the throttle. This is a long story, but well worth listening to. Human nature hasn’t changed much in the last ninety years. Enjoy the novel (Summary by Mike Vendetti).
Listen next episodes of Babbitt:
22 -Chapter 22 , 23 - Chapter 23 , 24 - Chapter 24 , 25 - Chapter 25 , 26 - Chapter 26 , 27 - Chapter 27 , 28 - Chapter 28 , 29 - Chapter 29 , 30 - Chapter 30 , 31 - Chapter 31 , 32 - Chapter 32 , 33 - Chapter 33 , 34 - Chapter 34