jan 1, 1922 - Sinclair Lewis' Babbitt
is published
Criticizing U.S. citizens' lifestyles during the
Great Depression, Lewis wrote
Babbitt to satirize American culture's emphasis
on conformity. Babbitt idealized societal rebels
who go against cultural expectations while
mocking average, middle-class citizens.
Nevertheless, Babbitt was met with
controversy, as many people saw business
as a means for stability and for fighting
communism. However, the contention
surrounding Babbitt won Lewis the
Nobel Prize for literature.
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