Babbitt is the main character in Lewis's novel and he was a man that epitomized the materialism and mediocrity of the American middle class. ... The ability for Babbitt, and the other businessmen in Floral Heights, to afford and acquire all of these objects is representative of the economic boom that America was in during the time that Lewis wrote Babbitt. ... This materialism is shown in one way by Babbitt's intense need to show off his expensive purchases. ... Babbitt's house was modern and it contained all the newest appliances, yet it was identical to all the other house...

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