Babbitt, Milton

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation_year 1924
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
gptkbp:author gptkb:Sinclair_Lewis
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Steve_Carell
gptkb:Will_Ferrell
gptkb:Louise_Dresser
gptkb:John_Lithgow
gptkb:Matthew_Broderick
gptkb:Edward_Arnold
gptkb:David_Schwimmer
gptkb:Dustin_Hoffman
gptkb:Jack_Black
gptkb:Tom_Hanks
gptkb:Ben_Stiller
gptkb:Kevin_Spacey
gptkb:John_C._Reilly
gptkb:William_H._Macy
gptkb:Owen_Wilson
gptkb:Seth_Rogen
gptkb:Will_Rogers
gptkb:Jason_Schwartzman
gptkb:Ruth_Chatterton
gptkb:Paul_Rudd
gptkb:Harry_Beaumont
gptkbp:character_development George F. Babbitt's existential crisis
gptkbp:conflict individual vs. society
gptkbp:criticism praised for its social commentary
gptkbp:cultural_impact reflected American middle-class values
gptkbp:genre gptkb:satire
gptkbp:has_reception widely read and studied
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Babbitt, Milton
gptkbp:influenced subsequent literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Theodore_Dreiser
gptkbp:influences American literature
gptkbp:inspiration the American Dream
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:satire
symbolism
irony
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:George_F._Babbitt
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person omniscient
gptkbp:notable_quote " I am a Babbitt, and I am proud of it."
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1922
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Harper_&_Brothers
gptkbp:setting Zenith, a fictional city
gptkbp:symbolism Babbitt as a symbol of American capitalism
gptkbp:themes materialism
conformity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Earle_Brown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5