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亘丕亘鬲
賷亘丿賵 噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘賽鬲貙 爻賲爻丕乇 毓賯丕乇丕鬲 毓賲賱賴 賲夭丿賴乇貙 賵乇噩賱賹 賳丕噩丨賹 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷賸丕. 賱丿賷賴 賰賱 賲丕 賷鬲賲賳丕賴 丕賱賲乇亍: 氐丨丞貙 賵毓丕卅賱丞貙 賵毓賲賱 賲乇亘丨 賮賷 賲丿賷賳丞 鬲賳賲賵 亘爻乇毓丞 賮賷 丕賱睾乇亘 丕賱兀賵爻胤 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷. 賷毓丕賳賷 亘丕亘鬲 賲賳 兀乇賯 賳丕鬲噩 毓賳 鬲夭毓夭毓 乇囟丕賴 毓賳 賳賮爻賴 亘爻亘亘 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賲丨丿賵丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷毓賷卮賴丕. 賵鬲丿賮毓賴 兀夭賲丞 卮禺氐賷丞 廿賱賶 廿毓丕丿丞 丕賱賳馗乇 賮賷 賯賽賷賻賲賽賴賽 賮賷孬賵乇 毓賱賶 丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 賵賷毓乇賾囟 爻賲毓鬲賴 賵賲賰丕賳鬲賴 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 賵丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱夭賵噩賷丞 賱賱禺胤乇.
鬲毓鬲亘乇 芦亘丕亘賽鬲禄 兀賮囟賱 乇賵丕賷丞 賱賱賵賷爻貙 賵賯丿 禺賱賯鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱爻禺乇賷丞賲賳 丕賱賲卮賴丿 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 囟噩丞 賰亘賷乇丞 毓賳丿 賳卮乇賴丕 毓丕賲 1922. 賵賯丿 兀氐亘丨 丕爻賲 亘丕亘賽鬲 賲乇丕丿賮丕賸 賱乇囟賶 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 毓賳 匕丕鬲賴丕.
卮毓賵乇 亘丕亘鬲 亘丕賱囟賷賯 賵賲丨丿賵丿賷丞 賵噩賵丿賴 賰卮賮丕 丕賱鬲氐賵賾乇 丕賱禺丕丿毓 毓賳 丕賱賳噩丕丨. 賵鬲毓賰爻 賯氐鬲賴 胤亘賷毓丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賲賱鬲夭賲 亘鬲賯丕賱賷丿 賵兀毓乇丕賮 鬲毓賱賷 賲賳 卮兀賳 丕賱丨賮丕馗 毓賱賶 丕賱孬乇賵丞 賵丕賱賲賰丕賳丞 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 廿賱賶 丨丿 賷丐丿賷 亘丕賱兀賮乇丕丿 廿賱賶 兀賳 賷賮賯丿賵丕 兀賳賮爻賴賲.
芦亘丕亘賽鬲禄 賲賳 兀賴賲 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱鬲賷 鬲氐賾賵乇 氐乇丕毓 丕賱亘卮乇 賲毓 丌賱丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱丨丿賷孬丞 賮賷 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳. 乇賵丕賷丞 賲賲鬲毓丞貙 鬲賯丿賾賲 氐賵乇丞 賯賵賷丞 毓賳 鬲賯丕賱賷丿 賵兀毓乇丕賮 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱丨丿賷孬 丕賱匕賷 賷毓鬲亘乇 兀賳 丕賱賳噩丕丨 賴賵 鬲賰丿賷爻 丕賱孬乇賵丞 賵丕賱禺囟賵毓 賱賱鬲賯丕賱賷丿 丕賱鬲賷 賷賮乇囟賴丕 賳馗丕賲 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 賷購賯氐賷 賰賱 賲賻賳賿 賷鬲賲乇賾丿 毓賱賷賴.
鬲毓鬲亘乇 芦亘丕亘賽鬲禄 兀賮囟賱 乇賵丕賷丞 賱賱賵賷爻貙 賵賯丿 禺賱賯鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱爻禺乇賷丞賲賳 丕賱賲卮賴丿 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 囟噩丞 賰亘賷乇丞 毓賳丿 賳卮乇賴丕 毓丕賲 1922. 賵賯丿 兀氐亘丨 丕爻賲 亘丕亘賽鬲 賲乇丕丿賮丕賸 賱乇囟賶 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 毓賳 匕丕鬲賴丕.
卮毓賵乇 亘丕亘鬲 亘丕賱囟賷賯 賵賲丨丿賵丿賷丞 賵噩賵丿賴 賰卮賮丕 丕賱鬲氐賵賾乇 丕賱禺丕丿毓 毓賳 丕賱賳噩丕丨. 賵鬲毓賰爻 賯氐鬲賴 胤亘賷毓丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賲賱鬲夭賲 亘鬲賯丕賱賷丿 賵兀毓乇丕賮 鬲毓賱賷 賲賳 卮兀賳 丕賱丨賮丕馗 毓賱賶 丕賱孬乇賵丞 賵丕賱賲賰丕賳丞 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 廿賱賶 丨丿 賷丐丿賷 亘丕賱兀賮乇丕丿 廿賱賶 兀賳 賷賮賯丿賵丕 兀賳賮爻賴賲.
芦亘丕亘賽鬲禄 賲賳 兀賴賲 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱鬲賷 鬲氐賾賵乇 氐乇丕毓 丕賱亘卮乇 賲毓 丌賱丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱丨丿賷孬丞 賮賷 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳. 乇賵丕賷丞 賲賲鬲毓丞貙 鬲賯丿賾賲 氐賵乇丞 賯賵賷丞 毓賳 鬲賯丕賱賷丿 賵兀毓乇丕賮 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱丨丿賷孬 丕賱匕賷 賷毓鬲亘乇 兀賳 丕賱賳噩丕丨 賴賵 鬲賰丿賷爻 丕賱孬乇賵丞 賵丕賱禺囟賵毓 賱賱鬲賯丕賱賷丿 丕賱鬲賷 賷賮乇囟賴丕 賳馗丕賲 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 賷購賯氐賷 賰賱 賲賻賳賿 賷鬲賲乇賾丿 毓賱賷賴.
360 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 1922
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About the author
Sinclair Lewis
475听books1,053听followersNovelist Harry Sinclair Lewis satirized middle-class America in his 22 works, including
Babbitt
(1922) and
Elmer Gantry
(1927) and first received a Nobel Prize for literature in 1930.
Middle-class values and materialism attach unthinking George F. Babbitt, the narrow-minded, self-satisfied main character person in the novel of Sinclair Lewis.
People awarded "his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters."
He knowingly, insightfully, and critically viewed capitalism and materialism between the wars. People respect his strong characterizations of modern women.
Henry Louis Mencken wrote, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade...it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds."
Middle-class values and materialism attach unthinking George F. Babbitt, the narrow-minded, self-satisfied main character person in the novel of Sinclair Lewis.
People awarded "his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters."
He knowingly, insightfully, and critically viewed capitalism and materialism between the wars. People respect his strong characterizations of modern women.
Henry Louis Mencken wrote, "[If] there was ever a novelist among us with an authentic call to the trade...it is this red-haired tornado from the Minnesota wilds."
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May 15, 2020
The Success of Failure
Babbitt is perhaps the first comic novel of mid-life crisis. It shows Lewis at his most Dickens-like, creating prototypical American characters that live on in cultural mythology.
The issue is this: How does an imperfect male human being, knowing his flaws only too well, make his way in an equally flawed society - without sacrificing either his own integrity or his ability to participate in that society? Lewis answer: Essentially he can't. Everything is irrational compromise.
Plato's Socrates came to the same conclusion in the Republic. It is also the inevitability posed by Camus in his letters. It was the third century Christian theologian Tertullian who came up with the most precise formulation: Credo quia absurdum est, I believe in it because it is absurd.
Babbitt's middle class American life is an absurdity. That he comes to terms with this absurdity is his, and our, only hope. Highly recommended as literary therapy during the reign of Donald Trump... or to understand where Philip Roth finds much of his inspiration.
Babbitt is perhaps the first comic novel of mid-life crisis. It shows Lewis at his most Dickens-like, creating prototypical American characters that live on in cultural mythology.
The issue is this: How does an imperfect male human being, knowing his flaws only too well, make his way in an equally flawed society - without sacrificing either his own integrity or his ability to participate in that society? Lewis answer: Essentially he can't. Everything is irrational compromise.
Plato's Socrates came to the same conclusion in the Republic. It is also the inevitability posed by Camus in his letters. It was the third century Christian theologian Tertullian who came up with the most precise formulation: Credo quia absurdum est, I believe in it because it is absurd.
Babbitt's middle class American life is an absurdity. That he comes to terms with this absurdity is his, and our, only hope. Highly recommended as literary therapy during the reign of Donald Trump... or to understand where Philip Roth finds much of his inspiration.
December 25, 2021
(Book 722 From 1001 Books) - Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951)
In the fall of 1920, Sinclair Lewis began a novel set in a fast-growing city with the heart and mind of a small town. For the center of his cutting satire of American business he created the bustling, shallow, and myopic George F. Babbitt, the epitome of middle-class mediocrity. The novel cemented Lewis's prominence as a social commentator.
Babbitt basks in his pedestrian success and the popularity it has brought him. He demands high moral standards from those around him while flirting with women, and he yearns to have rich friends while shunning those less fortunate than he. But Babbitt's secure complacency is shattered when his best friend is sent to prison, and he struggles to find meaning in his hollow life. He revolts, but finds that his former routine is not so easily thrown over.
毓賳賵丕賳賴丕蹖 趩丕倬 卮丿賴 丿乇 丕蹖乇丕賳: 芦亘亘蹖鬲禄貨 芦亘丕亘蹖鬲禄貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 爻蹖賳讴賱乇 賱賵蹖蹖爻 (賳蹖賱賵賮乇貙 趩卮賲賴) 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲貨 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮 乇賵夭 亘蹖爻鬲 賵 卮卮賲 賲丕賴 賲蹖 爻丕賱1990賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
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毓賳賵丕賳: 亘丕亘蹖鬲貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 爻蹖賳讴賱乇 賱賵卅蹖爻貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賮囟賱 丕賱賱賴 賳蹖讴 丌卅蹖賳貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 賳賵貙 爻丕賱1368貙 丿乇567氐貨 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇 賳卮乇 亘蹖丕賳 丌夭丕丿蹖貙 趩丕倬 丿賵賲貙 爻丕賱1380貨 丿乇567氐貨 卮丕亘讴9649370242貨
賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴貙 亘丕 乇賵丕蹖鬲 夭賳丿诏蹖 芦噩乇噩 亘亘蹖鬲禄貙 亘賴 賳賯丿 賮乇賴賳诏貙 賵 乇賮鬲丕乇 噩丕賲毓賴 蹖 芦丌賲乇蹖讴丕禄 賲蹖倬乇丿丕夭賳丿貙 賵 鬲賵禺丕賱蹖鈥� 賵 倬賵趩 亘賵丿賳 胤亘賯賴鈥� 蹖 賲鬲賵爻胤 乇丕貙 賳卮丕賳賴 賲蹖乇賵賳丿貨 讴鬲丕亘 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 亘丕乇 丿乇 爻丕賱1922賲蹖賱丕丿蹖 賲賳鬲卮乇 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲貨 亘賴 賳馗乇 賲蹖乇爻丿貙 讴賴 芦噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘蹖鬲禄 丿乇 卮賴乇 讴賵趩讴蹖 亘賴 賳丕賲 芦夭蹖賳孬禄貙 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕蹖 讴丕賲賱貙 卮睾賱蹖 賲賵賮賯貙 賴賲爻乇蹖 丿賱爻賵夭 賵 賲賴乇亘丕賳貙 爻賴 賮乇夭賳丿貙 賵 禺丕賳賴 丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 賲丿乇賳貙 賵 乇丕丨鬲 丿丕乇丿貨 丕賲丕 丕賵貙 讴賴 丕丨爻丕爻 賳丕乇囟丕蹖鬲蹖貙 賵 鬲賳賴丕蹖蹖 賲蹖讴賳丿貙 丕賳賮毓丕賱貙 賲氐乇賮 诏乇丕蹖蹖貙 賵 丨乇蹖氐 亘賵丿賳 噩丕賲毓賴 蹖 賲丨丕賮馗賴 讴丕乇 賵 亘蹖 乇蹖卮賴 蹖 胤亘賯賴 蹖 賲鬲賵爻胤 乇丕貙 夭蹖乇 倬乇爻卮 賲蹖亘乇丿貨 丕蹖賳 丕丨爻丕爻 芦亘亘蹖鬲禄貙 讴賴 丕賳诏丕乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕卮貙 讴賲亘賵丿賴丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丿丕乇丿貙 丕賵 乇丕 亘賴 爻賵蹖 丿賳蹖丕蹖 爻蹖丕爻鬲貙 賵 丕賱亘鬲賴 亘蹖賵賴 丕蹖 噩匕丕亘貙 賵 亘賴 馗丕賴乇 芦亘賵賴賲蹖丕蹖蹖禄 賲蹖讴卮丕賳丿貨 丕賲丕 卮禺氐蹖鬲 丕氐賱蹖 丿丕爻鬲丕賳貙 禺蹖賱蹖 夭賵丿 丿乇賲蹖蹖丕亘丿貙 讴賴 鬲賱丕卮賴丕蹖卮貙 亘乇丕蹖 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賵囟毓 賲賵噩賵丿貙 賵 爻乇讴卮蹖 丕夭 賯賵丕賳蹖賳貙 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲貙 賴夭蹖賳賴 丕蹖貙 亘爻蹖丕乇 爻賳诏蹖賳鬲乇 丕夭 趩蹖夭蹖讴賴 賮讴乇卮 乇丕 賲蹖讴賳丿貙 亘乇丕蹖卮 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮丿
鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 14/11/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 03/10/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
In the fall of 1920, Sinclair Lewis began a novel set in a fast-growing city with the heart and mind of a small town. For the center of his cutting satire of American business he created the bustling, shallow, and myopic George F. Babbitt, the epitome of middle-class mediocrity. The novel cemented Lewis's prominence as a social commentator.
Babbitt basks in his pedestrian success and the popularity it has brought him. He demands high moral standards from those around him while flirting with women, and he yearns to have rich friends while shunning those less fortunate than he. But Babbitt's secure complacency is shattered when his best friend is sent to prison, and he struggles to find meaning in his hollow life. He revolts, but finds that his former routine is not so easily thrown over.
毓賳賵丕賳賴丕蹖 趩丕倬 卮丿賴 丿乇 丕蹖乇丕賳: 芦亘亘蹖鬲禄貨 芦亘丕亘蹖鬲禄貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 爻蹖賳讴賱乇 賱賵蹖蹖爻 (賳蹖賱賵賮乇貙 趩卮賲賴) 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲貨 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮 乇賵夭 亘蹖爻鬲 賵 卮卮賲 賲丕賴 賲蹖 爻丕賱1990賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
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September 18, 2017
It always amazes me how human nature does not change.
This book was written in and about the 1920's but except for some anachronistic language, could have been written today. This was also a fun glimpse at Prohibition era America. Lewis was spot on in many of his characterizations and was an astute observer of human nature.
This should be on a list of books that everyone should read.
This book was written in and about the 1920's but except for some anachronistic language, could have been written today. This was also a fun glimpse at Prohibition era America. Lewis was spot on in many of his characterizations and was an astute observer of human nature.
This should be on a list of books that everyone should read.
January 15, 2025
Babbitt reminds me of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb - we spin a cocoon of "becoming" around ourselves and go about our life...but as time goes by the cocoon is not transformative, but binding. At some point in everyone's life the cocoon of what we wanted to "become" becomes the web that traps who we "are". For most of us 'Comfortably Numb' sneaks up through the decades; only then do we realize our "butterfly summer" passed by us long ago. Babbitt is the 'everyman' who never ponders this: a Socratic warning to examine your life before the living becomes worthless.
January 15, 2022
Book Circle Reads 55
Rating: 4* of five
The Publisher Says: Prosperous and socially prominent, George Babbitt appears to have everything. But when a personal crisis forces the middle-aged real estate agent to reexamine his life, Babbitt mounts a rebellion that jeopardizes everything he values. Widely considered Sinclair Lewis' greatest novel, this satire remains an ever-relevant tale of an individual caught in the machinery of modern life.
An even better sales copy is on the Buns and Nubile edition's jacket: In the small midwestern city of Zenith, George Babbitt seems to have it all: a successful real-estate business, a devoted wife, three children, and a house with all the modern conveniences. Yet, dissatisfied and lonely, he鈥檚 begun to question the conformity, consumerism, and competitiveness of his conservative, and ultimately cultureless middle-class community. His despairing sense that something, many things are missing from his life leads him into a flirtation with liberal politics and a fling with an attractive and seemingly "bohemian鈥� widow. But he soon finds that his attempts at rebellion may cost more than he is willing to pay.
The title of Sinclair Lewis鈥檚 1922 satire on American materialism added a new word to our vocabulary. "Babbittry鈥� has come to stand for all that鈥檚 wrong with a world where the pursuit of happiness means the procurement of things鈥攁 world that substitutes "stuff鈥� for "soul.鈥� Some twenty years after Babbitt鈥檚 initial success, critics called Lewis dated and his fiction old-fashioned. But these judgments have come to seem like wishful thinking. With Babbitry evident all around us, the novel is more relevant than ever.
My Review: This was a book circle read from the 1990s. That wasn't my first time reading the book, and it's well worth re-reading even now.
Poor Babbitt, saddled with that horrible word as an epitaph! Even in Auntie Mame, the most effervescent and light-hearted of romps, Mame excoriates Patrick by by calling him a "beastly, Babbitty snob." And yes, George starts out that way, Babbitty and shallow and consumerist and uncultured and jingoistic. He flirts with enlightenment, though, lest we forget! He grows and changes in his inner life throughout the novel! The implication of calling someone Babbitty or referring to cutural Babbittry presupposes they can't or won't change, and that's what the novel is about! My mother, whose copy I read, told me it was about how middle-aged men go crazy and run off the rails.
I wonder....
But in this specific day and time, this horrible moment when CEOs make over 1000 times what the people who do the work earn, this book is a must-read.
Rating: 4* of five
The Publisher Says: Prosperous and socially prominent, George Babbitt appears to have everything. But when a personal crisis forces the middle-aged real estate agent to reexamine his life, Babbitt mounts a rebellion that jeopardizes everything he values. Widely considered Sinclair Lewis' greatest novel, this satire remains an ever-relevant tale of an individual caught in the machinery of modern life.
An even better sales copy is on the Buns and Nubile edition's jacket: In the small midwestern city of Zenith, George Babbitt seems to have it all: a successful real-estate business, a devoted wife, three children, and a house with all the modern conveniences. Yet, dissatisfied and lonely, he鈥檚 begun to question the conformity, consumerism, and competitiveness of his conservative, and ultimately cultureless middle-class community. His despairing sense that something, many things are missing from his life leads him into a flirtation with liberal politics and a fling with an attractive and seemingly "bohemian鈥� widow. But he soon finds that his attempts at rebellion may cost more than he is willing to pay.
The title of Sinclair Lewis鈥檚 1922 satire on American materialism added a new word to our vocabulary. "Babbittry鈥� has come to stand for all that鈥檚 wrong with a world where the pursuit of happiness means the procurement of things鈥攁 world that substitutes "stuff鈥� for "soul.鈥� Some twenty years after Babbitt鈥檚 initial success, critics called Lewis dated and his fiction old-fashioned. But these judgments have come to seem like wishful thinking. With Babbitry evident all around us, the novel is more relevant than ever.
My Review: This was a book circle read from the 1990s. That wasn't my first time reading the book, and it's well worth re-reading even now.
Poor Babbitt, saddled with that horrible word as an epitaph! Even in Auntie Mame, the most effervescent and light-hearted of romps, Mame excoriates Patrick by by calling him a "beastly, Babbitty snob." And yes, George starts out that way, Babbitty and shallow and consumerist and uncultured and jingoistic. He flirts with enlightenment, though, lest we forget! He grows and changes in his inner life throughout the novel! The implication of calling someone Babbitty or referring to cutural Babbittry presupposes they can't or won't change, and that's what the novel is about! My mother, whose copy I read, told me it was about how middle-aged men go crazy and run off the rails.
I wonder....
But in this specific day and time, this horrible moment when CEOs make over 1000 times what the people who do the work earn, this book is a must-read.
January 19, 2019
"Well, if that鈥檚 what you call being at peace, for heaven鈥檚 sake just warn me before you go to war, will you?"
Well, Babbitt is the American idea at peace. And it constitutes a warning that we should be taking seriously! Either my memory is getting more and more nostalgic, or Sinclair Lewis nailed it over and over again, in the same frustrating way Atwood and Orwell did: by seeing the ugliness before it existed to its full extent. Beware of good-natured American ambition. It's a killer! And beware even more of its twin, American morality! It's a sinner!
Let us be warned, for Lewis got it right.
Well, Babbitt is the American idea at peace. And it constitutes a warning that we should be taking seriously! Either my memory is getting more and more nostalgic, or Sinclair Lewis nailed it over and over again, in the same frustrating way Atwood and Orwell did: by seeing the ugliness before it existed to its full extent. Beware of good-natured American ambition. It's a killer! And beware even more of its twin, American morality! It's a sinner!
Let us be warned, for Lewis got it right.
October 24, 2013
Given that Babbitt was published in 1922, I expected to travel back in time and experience life of the 1920s. I expected to be transported to a different era. I expected to be greeted by a foreign world. And, instead, I mostly felt firmly planted in modern day. Yes, it is true that the language and manner of speaking is different. It鈥檚 鈥渂y golly鈥� this and 鈥渂y gosh鈥� that. But, the themes and all of the satire still speak to the human experience of modern day. And in that way, I found the novel to be surprisingly contemporary.
Sinclair Lewis takes a critical look at the life of a white middle aged man in small town America, and makes fun of just about everything one could possibly make fun of. The futile one-up-manship. The desire to fit in. The attempts and failures of self-control. The pretentiousness. The hypocrisy. The lack of individual thought. The intense conformity. And through it all, a pervading sense of insecurity, uneasiness, and boredom. Is this all that life has to offer?
Even though Sinclair Lewis clearly uses Babbitt as his primary vehicle for satire throughout the entire novel, he simultaneously made Babbitt a complete and full-fledged character. A believable human character, and not an absurd caricature, which is what tends to happen in satires. I found Babbitt to be a likeable character, an endearing one, for despite all of his flaws and all of his unhappiness with middle class, suburban life, Babbitt always seemed to have an optimism about him, a certain childlike innocence. He never despaired. He had his moments of pure joy. And I loved that about him.
The satire in this novel was perfect. I couldn鈥檛 count the number of times I laughed while reading this book. And when I say that the satire was perfect, I mean, it was funny, real, and relatable in a way that you could laugh at yourself if you saw yourself in Babbitt. The satire was not biting or caustic, because when satire is overly harsh, it doesn鈥檛 work as a vehicle for social change. When it is overly harsh, you are just laughing at other people. That鈥檚 just mean, and they aren't necessarily going to change just because you are laughing at them. If you see any bit of yourself in whatever is being satirized and the satire is too harsh, you end up staunchly defending yourself rather than laughing and being open-minded to change. If the point of satire is to nudge us to change ourselves, to allow us to see how ridiculous we are, then it can鈥檛 be overly harsh. And from that point, I thought Babbitt as a satire was perfect in allowing us to laugh at ourselves.
Sinclair Lewis takes a critical look at the life of a white middle aged man in small town America, and makes fun of just about everything one could possibly make fun of. The futile one-up-manship. The desire to fit in. The attempts and failures of self-control. The pretentiousness. The hypocrisy. The lack of individual thought. The intense conformity. And through it all, a pervading sense of insecurity, uneasiness, and boredom. Is this all that life has to offer?
Even though Sinclair Lewis clearly uses Babbitt as his primary vehicle for satire throughout the entire novel, he simultaneously made Babbitt a complete and full-fledged character. A believable human character, and not an absurd caricature, which is what tends to happen in satires. I found Babbitt to be a likeable character, an endearing one, for despite all of his flaws and all of his unhappiness with middle class, suburban life, Babbitt always seemed to have an optimism about him, a certain childlike innocence. He never despaired. He had his moments of pure joy. And I loved that about him.
The satire in this novel was perfect. I couldn鈥檛 count the number of times I laughed while reading this book. And when I say that the satire was perfect, I mean, it was funny, real, and relatable in a way that you could laugh at yourself if you saw yourself in Babbitt. The satire was not biting or caustic, because when satire is overly harsh, it doesn鈥檛 work as a vehicle for social change. When it is overly harsh, you are just laughing at other people. That鈥檚 just mean, and they aren't necessarily going to change just because you are laughing at them. If you see any bit of yourself in whatever is being satirized and the satire is too harsh, you end up staunchly defending yourself rather than laughing and being open-minded to change. If the point of satire is to nudge us to change ourselves, to allow us to see how ridiculous we are, then it can鈥檛 be overly harsh. And from that point, I thought Babbitt as a satire was perfect in allowing us to laugh at ourselves.
April 11, 2019
This is a love/hate thing. In Sinclair Lewis鈥檚 previous novel Main Street there is more love than hate and in Babbitt it鈥檚 the other way round. He does hate George Babbitt for all his boorishness, his complacency, his wretched kneejerk reactionary rightwing politics, his pallid marriage, his blaring friends, his ridiculous slang, his stupid stupidity, but by the end, by the time George has been pulled through a couple of hedges backwards, you can see he loves him a bit too.
This novel is about two things 鈥� the horribleness of American material acquisitive claustrophobic class-ridden unfettered capitalist life and George Babbitt鈥檚 miserable crisis at age 46 and how he goes off the rails and gets back on them.
A REGULAR GUY
Of a decent man in Zenith it was required that he should belong to one, preferably two or three, of the innumerable 鈥渓odges鈥� and prosperity-boosting lunch-clubs : to the Rotarians, the Kiwanis, or the Boosters; to the odd Fellows, Moose, Masons, Red Men, Woodmen, Owls, Eagles, Maccabees, Knights of Pythias鈥� It was the thing to do.
This novel features several frankly overdetailed satirical descriptions of these hearty braying get-togethers. As we wend our way to the middle of the novel we have still not detected much of a plot, just a whole lot of fun being made of old George. Eventually it dawns on him : he isn鈥檛 happy.
We are not short of tales of drab regular guys trying to bust out of their straightjacketed lives :
Pennies from Heaven by Dennis Potter
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The movie American Beauty
And Updike, Ford, Roth, on and on. Guys love this stuff! Babbitt is Mr Midlife Crisis 1921.
Sinclair Lewis loves to tell us just how sad George鈥檚 life has been, in spite of all his hectic capering jolly boosterism :
In twenty-three years of married life he had peered uneasily at every graceful ankle, every soft shoulder; in thought he had treasured them; but not once had he hazarded respectability by adventuring.
The grim realities are summed up in this devastating sentence about his wife :
For years she had been bored by anything more affectionate than a farewell kiss, and yet she was hurt by any slackening in his irritable periodic interest
Now that鈥檚 a gut punch for you. 鈥淚rritable鈥濃€� brilliant!
HOW GEORGE GOT MARRIED
It happened by accident. He palled around with this fellow student.
Of love there was no talk between them鈥�. And Myra was distinctly a Nice Girl 鈥� one didn鈥檛 kiss her, one didn鈥檛 鈥渢hink about her that way at all鈥� unless one was going to marry her. But she was a dependable companion鈥�
And he find out to his horror that she assumes they are engaged! And he doesn鈥檛 have the heart to say they aren鈥檛 or that he doesn鈥檛 love her. How horrible!
WHAT FUN
Sinclair Lewis can zing some devastating lines when you aren鈥檛 expecting it :
He accepted Overbrook鈥檚 next plaintive invitation, for an evening two weeks off. A dinner two weeks off, even a family dinner, never seems so appalling, till the two weeks have astoundingly disappeared and one comes dismayed to the ambushed hour.
He wandered home and found his wife radiant with the horrified interest we have in the tragedies of our friends.
TWO THINGS ABOUT THE 1920S
They thought drunk driving was not a problem.
With his other faculties blurred he yet had the motorist鈥檚 gift of being able to drive when he could scarcely walk
And鈥�. They had young female manicurists working in men鈥檚 barber parlors. I thought that was strange. So guys had their nails done after they had a shave & haircut. I don鈥檛 think guys do that anymore.
TWO THINGS SINCLAIR LEWIS DID NOT TELL ME
When old George Babbitt does find himself a lady friend, I could not figure if we were supposed to assume the relationship was merely platonic (a lot of drinking and dancing, a little bit of kissing) or something more. I was frustrated! Tell me, Sinclair!
And 鈥� all these white middle class types loved jazz and cocked a snook at 鈥渓onghaired鈥� music (classical!). But were they listening to Fletcher Henderson or Paul Whiteman 鈥� the black originals or the white ripoff merchants? The musicologist in me wanted to know.
GEORGE鈥橲 EPIPHANY
It was coming to him that perhaps all life as he knew it and vigorously practiced it was futile; that heaven鈥as neither probable nor very interesting; that he hadn鈥檛 much pleasure out of making money; that it was of doubtful worth to rear children merely that they might rear children who would rear children.
THE WRAP UP
Sinclair Lewis wrote four Big Ones 鈥� Main Street (it exhausted me but I finally did love it), Babbitt, Elmer Gantry (I saw the movie 鈥� what a brilliant performance by Burt Lancaster) and It Can鈥檛 Happen Here (about a fascist takeover of the USA 鈥� sounds interesting). Well, that鈥檚 four more big ones than a lot of novelists I could think of. In the end, although Babbitt was a pain in the neck a lot of the time, and there was way too much laughing-at-the-zoo-animals about it, I ended up finding just enough compassion in it for a final four stars. But I鈥檓 not sure I鈥檓 recommending it to you goodreaders. I don鈥檛 think you鈥檇 come back and thank me.
This novel is about two things 鈥� the horribleness of American material acquisitive claustrophobic class-ridden unfettered capitalist life and George Babbitt鈥檚 miserable crisis at age 46 and how he goes off the rails and gets back on them.
A REGULAR GUY
Of a decent man in Zenith it was required that he should belong to one, preferably two or three, of the innumerable 鈥渓odges鈥� and prosperity-boosting lunch-clubs : to the Rotarians, the Kiwanis, or the Boosters; to the odd Fellows, Moose, Masons, Red Men, Woodmen, Owls, Eagles, Maccabees, Knights of Pythias鈥� It was the thing to do.
This novel features several frankly overdetailed satirical descriptions of these hearty braying get-togethers. As we wend our way to the middle of the novel we have still not detected much of a plot, just a whole lot of fun being made of old George. Eventually it dawns on him : he isn鈥檛 happy.
We are not short of tales of drab regular guys trying to bust out of their straightjacketed lives :
Pennies from Heaven by Dennis Potter
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The movie American Beauty
And Updike, Ford, Roth, on and on. Guys love this stuff! Babbitt is Mr Midlife Crisis 1921.
Sinclair Lewis loves to tell us just how sad George鈥檚 life has been, in spite of all his hectic capering jolly boosterism :
In twenty-three years of married life he had peered uneasily at every graceful ankle, every soft shoulder; in thought he had treasured them; but not once had he hazarded respectability by adventuring.
The grim realities are summed up in this devastating sentence about his wife :
For years she had been bored by anything more affectionate than a farewell kiss, and yet she was hurt by any slackening in his irritable periodic interest
Now that鈥檚 a gut punch for you. 鈥淚rritable鈥濃€� brilliant!
HOW GEORGE GOT MARRIED
It happened by accident. He palled around with this fellow student.
Of love there was no talk between them鈥�. And Myra was distinctly a Nice Girl 鈥� one didn鈥檛 kiss her, one didn鈥檛 鈥渢hink about her that way at all鈥� unless one was going to marry her. But she was a dependable companion鈥�
And he find out to his horror that she assumes they are engaged! And he doesn鈥檛 have the heart to say they aren鈥檛 or that he doesn鈥檛 love her. How horrible!
WHAT FUN
Sinclair Lewis can zing some devastating lines when you aren鈥檛 expecting it :
He accepted Overbrook鈥檚 next plaintive invitation, for an evening two weeks off. A dinner two weeks off, even a family dinner, never seems so appalling, till the two weeks have astoundingly disappeared and one comes dismayed to the ambushed hour.
He wandered home and found his wife radiant with the horrified interest we have in the tragedies of our friends.
TWO THINGS ABOUT THE 1920S
They thought drunk driving was not a problem.
With his other faculties blurred he yet had the motorist鈥檚 gift of being able to drive when he could scarcely walk
And鈥�. They had young female manicurists working in men鈥檚 barber parlors. I thought that was strange. So guys had their nails done after they had a shave & haircut. I don鈥檛 think guys do that anymore.
TWO THINGS SINCLAIR LEWIS DID NOT TELL ME
When old George Babbitt does find himself a lady friend, I could not figure if we were supposed to assume the relationship was merely platonic (a lot of drinking and dancing, a little bit of kissing) or something more. I was frustrated! Tell me, Sinclair!
And 鈥� all these white middle class types loved jazz and cocked a snook at 鈥渓onghaired鈥� music (classical!). But were they listening to Fletcher Henderson or Paul Whiteman 鈥� the black originals or the white ripoff merchants? The musicologist in me wanted to know.
GEORGE鈥橲 EPIPHANY
It was coming to him that perhaps all life as he knew it and vigorously practiced it was futile; that heaven鈥as neither probable nor very interesting; that he hadn鈥檛 much pleasure out of making money; that it was of doubtful worth to rear children merely that they might rear children who would rear children.
THE WRAP UP
Sinclair Lewis wrote four Big Ones 鈥� Main Street (it exhausted me but I finally did love it), Babbitt, Elmer Gantry (I saw the movie 鈥� what a brilliant performance by Burt Lancaster) and It Can鈥檛 Happen Here (about a fascist takeover of the USA 鈥� sounds interesting). Well, that鈥檚 four more big ones than a lot of novelists I could think of. In the end, although Babbitt was a pain in the neck a lot of the time, and there was way too much laughing-at-the-zoo-animals about it, I ended up finding just enough compassion in it for a final four stars. But I鈥檓 not sure I鈥檓 recommending it to you goodreaders. I don鈥檛 think you鈥檇 come back and thank me.
April 15, 2024
" 賱賯丿 丕爻鬲胤毓鬲 丕賱丕丨鬲賲丕賱 丨鬲賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞貙听 賱賰賳賳賷 馗賳賳鬲 亘毓囟 丕賱賵賯鬲 兀賳賳賷 賱賳 兀氐賲丿."
丕賱丕賯鬲亘丕爻 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘 賵丕賱賲毓亘乇 毓賳 丨丕賱鬲賷 賲毓 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞.賵丕賱賱賶 賰丕賳 丕丨丿 丕賱丕爻亘丕亘 丕賳賷 丕賰賲賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 貙 毓卮丕賳 丕囟賷賮賴 賵丕賯賵賱 丕賳賷 鬲丨賲賱鬲 賱賱賳賴丕賷丞听 乇睾賲 丕賳賷 賰賳鬲 卮丕賰丞 丕賳賷 賴氐賲丿 馃挭馃挭馃槀 .听
賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丕噩毓丞 卮禺氐賷丞 噩丿丕 賵睾賷乇 賲賵囟賵毓賷丞 賵賵丕賯毓賷丞听 賵鬲毓亘乇 毓賳 乇丕賶 賵廿丨爻丕爻賷 丕賱卮禺氐賷 丕賱爻賱亘賷 噩丿丕 噩丿丕 鬲噩丕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞.听
听賲乇丕噩毓丞 毓卮丕賳 丕胤賱毓 噩夭亍 賲賳 丕賱睾囟亘 賵丕賱廿丨亘丕胤 賵丕賱鬲毓亘 丕賱賱賶 噩賵丕賷丕 鬲噩丕賴賴丕 .
毓賲乇賵 丿賷丕亘 亘賷賯賵賱 " 毓丕乇賮 兀賳鬲 丕賱丨馗 "听
賴乇丿 毓賱賷賴 亘氐賵鬲 賴賳賷丿賷 " 毓丕乇賮賴 貙 丿賴 丕賳丕 丨丕賮馗賴 氐賲 "听
丨馗 賲賳賷賱 馃う鈥嶁檧锔忦煠︹€嶁檧锔忦煠︹€嶁檧锔�
賵毓賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丿賷 賴賯賵賱 : "毓丕乇賮 兀賳鬲 丕賱賲賱賱 "貙 "毓丕乇賮 兀賳鬲 丕賱毓賯丕亘 " .. 囟賷賮賵丕 丕賷 賵氐賮 爻卅 賵賴賷賲卮賷 .
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓賳 亘丕亘鬲 賵丨賷丕鬲賴 . 毓賳 卮禺氐 卮丕賷賮 丨賷丕鬲賴 毓丕丿賷丞 賵乇賵鬲賷賳賷賴 貙 賵孬賱丕孬 丕乇亘丕毓 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓丕賷卮賷賷賳 賲毓丕賴 賲賱賱 貙 賲卮 毓卮丕賳 丨賷丕鬲賴 賲賲賱賴 貙 賱丕 毓卮丕賳 丕賱丕爻賱賵亘 賳賮爻賴 賵丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賲賲賱丞 . 賵賮賷 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱丕禺賷乇 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賯乇乇 丕賳賴 賷孬賵乇 .
听丕賷賴 賴賷 丕賱孬賵乇丞 亘丕賱賳爻亘丕賱賴 責
听丕賳賴 賷賯賷賲 毓賱丕賯丕鬲 賳爻丕卅賷丞 賵賷禺賵賳 賲乇丕鬲賴 貙 鈥徺冐� 賴賵 丨賯賯 丕賱乇囟丕 毓賳 賳賮爻賴 .听
听鈥徺勜� 賵賷賰賲賱 亘噩丕丨丞 賵賷鬲毓氐亘 毓賱賷 賲乇丕鬲賴 賵賷鬲賴賲賴丕 丕賳賴丕 賴賷 丕賱爻亘亘 賮賷 賰賱 丨丕噩丞 賵賮賷 賲賱賱 丨賷丕鬲賴 賵賮賷 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱賱賶 賲賵噩賵丿丞 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賴 貙 丕賱賱賶 賴賲賴 丕氐賱丕 丕氐丿賯丕亍賴 賵丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱賱賶 亘賷鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓丕賴丕 馃檭.
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賵丕爻鬲賰賲丕賱丕 賱賱鬲睾賷乇 亘兀賴 鈥徺娯簇必� 禺賲乇丞 賵爻噩丕賷乇听 賰鬲賷乇 賵賷氐丕丨亘 賳丕爻 鬲丕賮賴丞 貙 賰丿賴 賴賵 賰爻乇 丕賱賲賱賱 賲孬賱丕 .
听
听鈥� 亘乇丕賮賵 賷丕亘丕亘鬲 .
听鈥徺呚官呝勝堌� 夭賷賴 馃槀馃槀
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听賰鬲賷乇 亘賯乇兀 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 毓賳 丨賷丕丞 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 毓丕丿賷丞 噩丿丕 賵賲賲賰賳 丨賷丕鬲賴丕 賲賲賱丞 賵賲賮賷賴丕卮 丨丕噩丞 亘爻 亘鬲賰賵賳 賲鬲賯丿賲丞 亘兀爻賱賵亘 賷噩匕亘賳賷 貙 亘胤乇賷賯丞 鬲禺賱賷賳賷 兀賳丿賲噩 賲毓 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 丕賵 丕賴鬲賲 亘賷賴丕 .丕賳賲丕 賴賳丕 賲賮賷卮 丕賷 丨丕噩丞 禺丕賱氐 賱丕 丕爻賱賵亘 賵賱丕 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 貙乇睾賷 賵鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賰鬲賷乇 亘賱丕 賲毓賳賶 賵亘賱丕賴丿賮 賵亘賱丕 兀賷 鬲兀孬賷乇 爻賵賶听 廿禺鬲亘丕乇 氐亘乇賷 . 賲賯乇亘鬲卮 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賵賱丕 賱賲爻鬲賳賷 賵賱丕 丕賴鬲賲賷鬲 亘賷賴丕 亘兀賷 卮賰賱 賲賲賰賳听 .
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听鈥� 賵賱賵賱丕 丕賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲毓丕賷丕 賵乇賯賷 賵賲亘賯丿乇卮 丕爻賷亘 乇賵丕賷丞 賵乇賯賷 亘丿賵賳 賯乇丕卅鬲賴丕 賰賳鬲 賲賰賲賱鬲賴丕卮 丕賰賷丿.听
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听鈥徹关ж� 丕賲丕 亘鬲賰賵賳 乇賵丕賷丞 賲賲賱丞 亘噩乇賷 賮賷賴丕 毓卮丕賳 丕禺賱氐賴丕 亘爻乇毓丞 貙 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丿賷 賰賳鬲 丨丕爻丞 丕賳賷 亘夭丨賮 毓卮丕賳 丕禺賱氐賴丕貙 夭丨賮 卮禺氐 賲氐丕亘 亘毓賷丕乇 賳丕乇賷 賮賷 囟賴乇賴 賵丕賷丿賴 賵乇噩賱賴 賵丿賲丕睾賴 賵噩丕鬲賱賴 噩賱胤賴 .听
听鈥徺冐з� 賲賲賰賳 丕賰賲賱 佗贍 氐賮丨丞 亘丕賱毓丕賮賷丞 賵賮賷 賵賯鬲 賰亘賷乇 噩丿丕 賵兀賵賯丕鬲 亘鬲噩丕賵夭 賮賯乇丕鬲 亘丿賵賳 賯乇丕卅鬲賴丕 貙 賵亘丨爻 亘囟賷賯 鬲賳賮爻 賮賷 丕賱丌禺乇.听 賰賳鬲 丨乇賮賷丕 亘毓匕亘 賳賮爻賷 馃槶馃槶馃槶 貙 丕毓鬲賯丿 丿賷 丕賱賲丕夭賵禺賷丞 賮賷 丕亘賴賶 氐賵乇賴丕 馃槀.賰丕賳 賴丕賷賳 毓賱賷丕 丕賵賱毓 賮賷賴丕 亘噩丿 .
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賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賵乇賯賷丞 丕賱賱賶 毓丕賷夭丞 兀乇賲賷賴丕 丕賵 丕丨乇賯賴丕 丕賵 丕丿賷賴丕 賴丿賷丞 賱丨丿 亘賷賰乇賴賳賷 賲孬賱丕 兀賵丨丿 兀匕丕賳賷 賷賯乇丕賴丕 廿噩亘丕乇賷听 馃槇听
- 丿丕賱賷丕 丕賳鬲賶 賲亘鬲賮賴賲賷卮 丿賴 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賮丕夭 亘噩丕卅夭丞 賳賵亘賱 馃槷
- 鈥徹Ｙ嗀� 賲卮 賵卮 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 賵丕禺丿丞 噩賵丕卅夭 丕氐賱丕 .
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听亘爻 賴丿賷賴丕 噩丕卅夭丞 賰賲丕賳 賲賳 毓賳丿賷 : 噩丕卅夭丞 丕賰鬲乇 乇賵丕賷丞 賲賲賱丞 賯乇兀鬲賴丕 賮賷 佗贍佗伲 賵賷賲賰賳 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷 賰賱賴丕 馃
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听鈥徹ж池ж� 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 賲卮 毓丕賷夭丞 丕卮賵賮 丕爻賲賰 鬲丕賳賷 賯丿丕賲賷 賵賱賵 氐丿賮丞 馃槀听
伲贍 / 侉 / 佗贍佗伲听
丕賱丕賯鬲亘丕爻 丕賱賲賳丕爻亘 賵丕賱賲毓亘乇 毓賳 丨丕賱鬲賷 賲毓 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞.賵丕賱賱賶 賰丕賳 丕丨丿 丕賱丕爻亘丕亘 丕賳賷 丕賰賲賱 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 貙 毓卮丕賳 丕囟賷賮賴 賵丕賯賵賱 丕賳賷 鬲丨賲賱鬲 賱賱賳賴丕賷丞听 乇睾賲 丕賳賷 賰賳鬲 卮丕賰丞 丕賳賷 賴氐賲丿 馃挭馃挭馃槀 .听
賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丕噩毓丞 卮禺氐賷丞 噩丿丕 賵睾賷乇 賲賵囟賵毓賷丞 賵賵丕賯毓賷丞听 賵鬲毓亘乇 毓賳 乇丕賶 賵廿丨爻丕爻賷 丕賱卮禺氐賷 丕賱爻賱亘賷 噩丿丕 噩丿丕 鬲噩丕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞.听
听賲乇丕噩毓丞 毓卮丕賳 丕胤賱毓 噩夭亍 賲賳 丕賱睾囟亘 賵丕賱廿丨亘丕胤 賵丕賱鬲毓亘 丕賱賱賶 噩賵丕賷丕 鬲噩丕賴賴丕 .
毓賲乇賵 丿賷丕亘 亘賷賯賵賱 " 毓丕乇賮 兀賳鬲 丕賱丨馗 "听
賴乇丿 毓賱賷賴 亘氐賵鬲 賴賳賷丿賷 " 毓丕乇賮賴 貙 丿賴 丕賳丕 丨丕賮馗賴 氐賲 "听
丨馗 賲賳賷賱 馃う鈥嶁檧锔忦煠︹€嶁檧锔忦煠︹€嶁檧锔�
賵毓賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丿賷 賴賯賵賱 : "毓丕乇賮 兀賳鬲 丕賱賲賱賱 "貙 "毓丕乇賮 兀賳鬲 丕賱毓賯丕亘 " .. 囟賷賮賵丕 丕賷 賵氐賮 爻卅 賵賴賷賲卮賷 .
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓賳 亘丕亘鬲 賵丨賷丕鬲賴 . 毓賳 卮禺氐 卮丕賷賮 丨賷丕鬲賴 毓丕丿賷丞 賵乇賵鬲賷賳賷賴 貙 賵孬賱丕孬 丕乇亘丕毓 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓丕賷卮賷賷賳 賲毓丕賴 賲賱賱 貙 賲卮 毓卮丕賳 丨賷丕鬲賴 賲賲賱賴 貙 賱丕 毓卮丕賳 丕賱丕爻賱賵亘 賳賮爻賴 賵丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賲賲賱丞 . 賵賮賷 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱丕禺賷乇 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賯乇乇 丕賳賴 賷孬賵乇 .
听丕賷賴 賴賷 丕賱孬賵乇丞 亘丕賱賳爻亘丕賱賴 責
听丕賳賴 賷賯賷賲 毓賱丕賯丕鬲 賳爻丕卅賷丞 賵賷禺賵賳 賲乇丕鬲賴 貙 鈥徺冐� 賴賵 丨賯賯 丕賱乇囟丕 毓賳 賳賮爻賴 .听
听鈥徺勜� 賵賷賰賲賱 亘噩丕丨丞 賵賷鬲毓氐亘 毓賱賷 賲乇丕鬲賴 賵賷鬲賴賲賴丕 丕賳賴丕 賴賷 丕賱爻亘亘 賮賷 賰賱 丨丕噩丞 賵賮賷 賲賱賱 丨賷丕鬲賴 賵賮賷 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱賱賶 賲賵噩賵丿丞 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賴 貙 丕賱賱賶 賴賲賴 丕氐賱丕 丕氐丿賯丕亍賴 賵丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱賱賶 亘賷鬲毓丕賲賱 賲毓丕賴丕 馃檭.
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賵丕爻鬲賰賲丕賱丕 賱賱鬲睾賷乇 亘兀賴 鈥徺娯簇必� 禺賲乇丞 賵爻噩丕賷乇听 賰鬲賷乇 賵賷氐丕丨亘 賳丕爻 鬲丕賮賴丞 貙 賰丿賴 賴賵 賰爻乇 丕賱賲賱賱 賲孬賱丕 .
听
听鈥� 亘乇丕賮賵 賷丕亘丕亘鬲 .
听鈥徺呚官呝勝堌� 夭賷賴 馃槀馃槀
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听賰鬲賷乇 亘賯乇兀 乇賵丕賷丕鬲 毓賳 丨賷丕丞 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 毓丕丿賷丞 噩丿丕 賵賲賲賰賳 丨賷丕鬲賴丕 賲賲賱丞 賵賲賮賷賴丕卮 丨丕噩丞 亘爻 亘鬲賰賵賳 賲鬲賯丿賲丞 亘兀爻賱賵亘 賷噩匕亘賳賷 貙 亘胤乇賷賯丞 鬲禺賱賷賳賷 兀賳丿賲噩 賲毓 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 丕賵 丕賴鬲賲 亘賷賴丕 .丕賳賲丕 賴賳丕 賲賮賷卮 丕賷 丨丕噩丞 禺丕賱氐 賱丕 丕爻賱賵亘 賵賱丕 鬲賮丕氐賷賱 貙乇睾賷 賵鬲賮丕氐賷賱 賰鬲賷乇 亘賱丕 賲毓賳賶 賵亘賱丕賴丿賮 賵亘賱丕 兀賷 鬲兀孬賷乇 爻賵賶听 廿禺鬲亘丕乇 氐亘乇賷 . 賲賯乇亘鬲卮 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賵賱丕 賱賲爻鬲賳賷 賵賱丕 丕賴鬲賲賷鬲 亘賷賴丕 亘兀賷 卮賰賱 賲賲賰賳听 .
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听鈥� 賵賱賵賱丕 丕賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲毓丕賷丕 賵乇賯賷 賵賲亘賯丿乇卮 丕爻賷亘 乇賵丕賷丞 賵乇賯賷 亘丿賵賳 賯乇丕卅鬲賴丕 賰賳鬲 賲賰賲賱鬲賴丕卮 丕賰賷丿.听
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听鈥徹关ж� 丕賲丕 亘鬲賰賵賳 乇賵丕賷丞 賲賲賱丞 亘噩乇賷 賮賷賴丕 毓卮丕賳 丕禺賱氐賴丕 亘爻乇毓丞 貙 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丿賷 賰賳鬲 丨丕爻丞 丕賳賷 亘夭丨賮 毓卮丕賳 丕禺賱氐賴丕貙 夭丨賮 卮禺氐 賲氐丕亘 亘毓賷丕乇 賳丕乇賷 賮賷 囟賴乇賴 賵丕賷丿賴 賵乇噩賱賴 賵丿賲丕睾賴 賵噩丕鬲賱賴 噩賱胤賴 .听
听鈥徺冐з� 賲賲賰賳 丕賰賲賱 佗贍 氐賮丨丞 亘丕賱毓丕賮賷丞 賵賮賷 賵賯鬲 賰亘賷乇 噩丿丕 賵兀賵賯丕鬲 亘鬲噩丕賵夭 賮賯乇丕鬲 亘丿賵賳 賯乇丕卅鬲賴丕 貙 賵亘丨爻 亘囟賷賯 鬲賳賮爻 賮賷 丕賱丌禺乇.听 賰賳鬲 丨乇賮賷丕 亘毓匕亘 賳賮爻賷 馃槶馃槶馃槶 貙 丕毓鬲賯丿 丿賷 丕賱賲丕夭賵禺賷丞 賮賷 丕亘賴賶 氐賵乇賴丕 馃槀.賰丕賳 賴丕賷賳 毓賱賷丕 丕賵賱毓 賮賷賴丕 亘噩丿 .
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賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賵乇賯賷丞 丕賱賱賶 毓丕賷夭丞 兀乇賲賷賴丕 丕賵 丕丨乇賯賴丕 丕賵 丕丿賷賴丕 賴丿賷丞 賱丨丿 亘賷賰乇賴賳賷 賲孬賱丕 兀賵丨丿 兀匕丕賳賷 賷賯乇丕賴丕 廿噩亘丕乇賷听 馃槇听
- 丿丕賱賷丕 丕賳鬲賶 賲亘鬲賮賴賲賷卮 丿賴 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賮丕夭 亘噩丕卅夭丞 賳賵亘賱 馃槷
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听亘爻 賴丿賷賴丕 噩丕卅夭丞 賰賲丕賳 賲賳 毓賳丿賷 : 噩丕卅夭丞 丕賰鬲乇 乇賵丕賷丞 賲賲賱丞 賯乇兀鬲賴丕 賮賷 佗贍佗伲 賵賷賲賰賳 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷 賰賱賴丕 馃
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听鈥徹ж池ж� 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 賲卮 毓丕賷夭丞 丕卮賵賮 丕爻賲賰 鬲丕賳賷 賯丿丕賲賷 賵賱賵 氐丿賮丞 馃槀听
伲贍 / 侉 / 佗贍佗伲听
April 27, 2016
亘丕亘鬲
毓賳丿賲丕 賯胤毓鬲 噩丕卅夭丞 賳賵亘賱 賱賱兀丿亘 1930 賲 丕賱賲丨賷胤 賱賱賲乇丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賱鬲匕賴亘 賱賰丕鬲亘 賲賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱噩丿賷丿 - 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 (爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻) 鈥� 亘乇乇鬲 丕賱兀賰丕丿賷賲賷丞 丕賱爻賵賷丿賷丞 賴匕丕 丕賱丕禺鬲賷丕乇 賱爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 亘兀賳賴 賱賭"賵氐賮賴 丕賱賯賵賷 賵丕賱鬲氐賵賷乇賷貙 賵賯丿乇鬲賴 毓賱賶 禺賱賯 賳賵毓 噩丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 亘賰賱 胤乇丕賮丞 賵禺賮丞 馗賱".
賰丕賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賵氐賮 丿賯賷賯丕賸 噩丿丕賸 賮爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 禺賱賯 亘丨賱賵賱 匕賱賰 丕賱賵賯鬲 賵亘賰賱 丕賯鬲丿丕乇 卮禺氐賷丕鬲賴 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲賳爻賶 賲賳 (賲丕乇鬲賳 丌乇賵爻賲賷孬) 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 (丌乇賵爻賲賷孬) 鈥� 賯丿賲賴丕 丕賱賲乇賰夭 丕賱賯賵賲賷 賱賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賮賷 2009 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 賲丨賲賵丿 毓夭鬲 賲賵爻賶 -貙 廿賱賶 卮禺氐賷丞 (廿賷賱賲乇 噩丕賳鬲乇賷) 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 鬲丨賲賱 丕賱丕爻賲 匕丕鬲賴 賵賱賲 鬲鬲乇噩賲 賱賱兀爻賮貙 賮卮禺氐賷丞 (賰丕乇賵賱 賲賷賱賮賵乇丿) 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 (丕賱卮丕乇毓 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷) 鈥� 賯丿賲鬲賴丕 賲賰鬲亘丞 丕賱賳賴囟丞 丕賱賲氐乇賷丞 賮賷 1967 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 兀賲賷賳丞 丕賱爻毓賷 鈥� 賵兀禺賷乇丕賸 卮禺氐賷丞 (噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘鬲) 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 (亘丕亘鬲) 鈥� 賯丿賲鬲賴丕 丿丕乇 丕賱鬲賳賵賷乇 賮賷 2015 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賱賱丨丕乇孬 丕賱賳亘賴丕賳 -貙 賰賱 賴匕賴 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賯胤賴丕 賵賯丿賲賴丕 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 亘爻禺乇賷丞 賱丕匕毓丞 賲乇丞 賲賳 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 賵兀禺乇賶 賲賳 丕賱賵爻胤 丕賱毓賱賲賷 賵孬丕賱孬丞 賲賳 丕賱賲鬲丿賷賳賷賳 丕賱睾賵睾丕卅賷賷賳貙 賰丕賳 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 賮賷 賰賱 賴匕丕 賷爻賷乇 毓賱賶 鬲賯賱賷丿 兀賲乇賷賰賷 毓乇賷賯 賮賷 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 賵廿馗賴丕乇 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 賱丕 鬲賳爻賶貙 賮賰賱賳丕 賳毓乇賮 噩賷丿丕賸 (噩丕賷 噩丕鬲爻亘賷) 丕賱毓丕卮賯 丕賱賲爻賰賷賳貙 賵(賴賵賱丿賳 賰賵賱賷賮賷賱丿) 丕賱賲乇丕賴賯 丕賱賲卮賲卅夭貙 賵(賴賲亘乇鬲 賴賲亘乇鬲) 丕賱毓噩賵夭 丕賱賲丕噩賳貙 賵(兀鬲賷賰賵爻 賮賷賳卮) 丕賱賲丨丕賲賷 丕賱兀禺賱丕賯賷貙 賵(爻丕賳鬲賷丕睾賵) 丕賱氐賷丕丿 丕賱毓噩賵夭貙 賵(賵賷賱賷丕賲 爻鬲賵賳乇) 丕賱兀賰丕丿賷賲賷 丕賱賲賲賱貙 賵睾賷乇賴賲 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 兀亘丿毓賴丕 亘丿兀亘 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷賵賳 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰丕賳.
賮賷 (亘丕亘鬲) 賳鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘鬲貙 乇噩賱 賮賷 兀賵丕爻胤 毓賲乇賴貙 賲鬲夭賵噩 賵匕賵 賵賱丿 賵丕亘賳鬲賷賳貙 賷毓賲賱 賲爻賵賯丕賸 毓賯丕乇賷丕賸 賮賷 賲丿賷賳丞 夭賷賳賷孬 賮賷 毓卮乇賷賳丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷貙 賷爻鬲禺丿賲 賱賵賷爻 卮禺氐賷丞 亘丕亘鬲 賵兀賮賰丕乇賴 賵鬲氐乇賮丕鬲賴 賱賷爻禺乇 賵亘賯爻賵丞 賲賳 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞貙 賱賴匕丕 噩丕亍 丨氐賵賱賴 毓賱賶 賳賵亘賱 氐丕丿賲丕賸 賱賱兀賲乇賷賰丕賳貙 賱兀賳賴賲 丕毓鬲亘乇賵賴 鬲賰乇賷爻丕賸 兀賵乇賵亘賷丕賸 賱賱氐賵乇丞 丕賱賰丕乇賷賰丕鬲賵乇賷丞 毓賳賴賲 丕賱鬲賷 兀馗賴乇鬲賴丕 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻貙 賵賱賰賳 賱賵賷爻 賱丕 賷亘丕賱賷 亘賰賱 賴匕丕貙 丨鬲賶 兀賳賴 賷乇賮囟 賯亘賱 賳賵亘賱 亘爻賳賵丕鬲 噩丕卅夭丞 丕賱亘賵賱賷鬲夭乇 丕賱鬲賷 賯丿賲鬲 賱賴 毓賳 乇賵丕賷鬲賴 (丌乇賵爻賲賷孬).
賵賱賰賳 亘丕亘鬲 賱賷爻 氐賵乇丞 賲鬲禺賷賱丞 亘丕賱賰丕賲賱貙 廿賳賴 賲賵噩賵丿 亘賷賳賳丕貙 賴賵 兀卮亘賴 賲丕 賷賰賵賳 亘乇賲夭 賱賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賮賷 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 丕賱夭賲賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰鬲亘鬲 賮賷賴丕 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵廿賳賲丕 丨鬲賶 賮賷 夭賲丕賳賳丕 賴匕丕 亘毓丿 賯乇賳 鬲賯乇賷亘丕賸 賲賳 賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 賱賴匕丕 賷賲賰賳賳丕 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賵丕賳胤賱丕賯丕賸 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 爻賰 賲氐胤賱丨 (丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷丞) 賱賵氐賮 賰賱 賴丐賱丕亍 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷賷賳 賵丕賱匕賷賳 賷鬲氐乇賮賵賳 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賴賲 丕賱毓賲賱賷丞 賵丕賱兀爻乇賷丞 賵丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 賲鬲賰卅賷賳 毓賱賶 兀賳氐丕賮 丨賯丕卅賯 賵噩亘丕賱 賲賳 丕賱丕賮鬲乇丕囟丕鬲貙 賮丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷 廿賳爻丕賳 鬲賵賴賲賷 賮賷 兀爻丕爻賴貙 爻胤丨賷貙 賲賴賵賵爻 亘丕賱禺胤丕亘丞貙 賱丿賷賴 賮賰乇丞 賲亘丕賱睾 賮賷賴丕 毓賳 賳賮爻賴 賵毓賳 賯賷賲鬲賴 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓賷丞貙 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷 毓丕卮賯 賱賱賰賱賲丕鬲 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞貙 賵賲鬲丨賲爻 賱賱兀賮賰丕乇 丕賱噩丿賷丿丞 賵廿賳 賱賲 賷賮賴賲賴丕貙 賷賲賰賳賳丕 鬲賱禺賷氐 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷 亘兀賳賴 賷馗賳 賮賷鬲賵賴賲 賮賷毓賷卮 兀賵賴丕賲賴 賱賷氐胤丿賲 亘丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 賱丕丨賯丕賸.
賲賳 兀噩賲賱 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲馗賴乇 賴匕賴 丕賱賳夭毓丞 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷丞 鬲亘丿兀 毓賳丿賲丕 賷匕賴亘 噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘鬲 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 噩亘賱賷丞 賱賵丨丿賴貙 賱賷賯鬲賮賷 丌孬丕乇 氐丿賷賯賴 丕賱賲賷鬲貙 賷賯乇乇 亘丕亘鬲 賵賴賵 賮賷 丕賱胤乇賷賯 賮賰乇丞 兀賳 丕賱噩亘丕賱 賱賱乇噩丕賱貙 賵兀賳賴 賴賵 乇噩賱 禺卮賳 賲孬賱賴 賲孬賱 丕賱丿賱賷賱貙 賮賱匕丕 賷賯乇乇 丕賱賯賷丕賲 亘乇丨賱丞 胤賵賷賱丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀賯丿丕賲 賲毓 丿賱賷賱賴貙 廿賳賴丕 乇丨賱丞 乇噩賵賱賷丞 賷鬲賲 賮賷賴丕 丕禺鬲乇丕賯 丕賱睾丕亘丞 賲卮賷丕賸貙 賷鬲禺賷賱 亘丕亘鬲 賰賲 丕賱孬乇孬乇丞 丕賱乇噩賵賱賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲噩賱亘賴丕 丕賱賲爻丕賮丞 賵丕賱賲卮賷 賵丕賱卮毓賵乇 丕賱乇噩賵賱賷貙 賷丨丕賵賱 丕賱丿賱賷賱 廿賯賳丕毓賴 亘兀禺匕 丕賱賯丕乇亘 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 賳賴乇賷丞 鬲禺鬲氐乇 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賲爻丕賮丞 廿賱賶 丕賱賰賵禺 賰賲丕 賷賮毓賱 丕賱賰孬賷乇賷賳 鈥� 賲賳 睾賷乇 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷賷賳 -貙 賵賱賰賳 亘丕亘鬲 賷乇賮囟貙 賮賴匕丕 賷賳丕賮賷 丕賱乇噩賵賱丞 丕賱賲鬲禺賷賱丞 賯胤毓丕賸貙 賵賷賴丿賲 鬲禺賷賱丕鬲賴 丕賱鬲賷 乇爻賲賴丕 亘毓賳丕賷丞貙 賷爻鬲爻賱賲 丕賱丿賱賷賱 賮賷賳鬲賴賷 丕賱兀賲乇 亘賴賲丕 賲賳賴賰賷賳 賵爻胤 丕賱睾丕亘丞貙 鬲丐賱賲賴賲丕 兀賯丿丕賲賴賲丕 賵亘賱丕 兀丨丕丿賷孬 乇噩賵賱賷丞貙 賴賰匕丕 賷鬲氐乇賮 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷 賵賷賲囟賷 丨賷丕鬲賴貙 賴賰匕丕 賷賰賵賳 氐丿丕賯丕鬲賴 賵賲毓鬲賯丿丕鬲賴 賵丌乇丕卅賴 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞.
賷丨丕賵賱 賱賵賷爻 賮賷 賮氐賵賱 賲賲鬲毓丞 丕爻鬲賰卮丕賮 賲丕 丕賱匕賷 爻賷丨丿孬 賱賵 丨丕賵賱 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷 丕賱丕賳毓鬲丕賯 賲賳 丨丕賱鬲賴 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷丞貙 賮賳乇賶 噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘鬲 賵賯丿 鬲兀孬乇 亘丌乇丕亍 丿賰鬲賵乇 噩丕賲毓賷 丨賵賱 丕賱毓賲丕賱 賵丨賯賵賯賴賲貙 賮亘丿兀 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賮賴賲 賲丕 賷丿賵乇 賲賳 丨賵賱賴 亘丿賱丕賸 賲賳 丕賱丕乇鬲賴丕賳 賱丌乇丕卅賴 賵兀賮賰丕乇賴 丕賱賲鬲賵賴賲丞貙 賰賲丕 亘丿兀 賷賮乇 賲賳 賲賱賱 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱夭賵噩賷丞貙 賵孬賯賱 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賵賲賳丕爻亘丕鬲賴 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 丕賱賲賲賱丞貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賷鬲賰賮賱 賵亘賯爻賵丞 賮賷 廿毓丕丿鬲賴 廿賱賶 丕賱丨馗賷乇丞貙 賮丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賷亘賳賷 賳賮爻賴 丿丕卅賲丕賸 毓賱賶 丌賱丕賮 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷賷賳 賵賱丕 賲賰丕賳 賮賷賴 賱賱禺丕乇噩賷賳 毓賱賶 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷丞貙 賴賰匕丕 丨乇氐 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 毓賱賶 兀賳 賷卮毓乇 亘丕亘鬲 亘丕賱丕睾鬲乇丕亘 賵丕賱賳亘匕 賵毓丿賲 丕賱賯賷賲丞貙 賵賴匕丕 賷匕賰乇賳丕 亘卮賰賱 賲丕 亘丕賱丨丕賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕賲爻賴丕 兀賱亘賷乇 賰丕賲賵 賮賷 乇賵丕賷鬲賴 (丕賱睾乇賷亘) 毓賳丿賲丕 賷鬲賲 丕賱丨賰賲 毓賱賶 賲賷乇爻賵 賱賷爻 亘爻亘亘 賲丕 賮毓賱賴 賵廿賳賲丕 亘爻亘亘 丕禺鬲賱丕賮賴 賵睾乇丕亘鬲賴貙 賵賱賰賳 毓賱賶 禺賱丕賮 賲賷乇爻賵 賷鬲乇賰 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賱亘丕亘鬲 亘丕亘丕賸 賲賵丕乇亘丕賸 賱賷毓賵丿 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴貙 賵賴賵 賲丕 賷賮毓賱賴 賲爻乇賵乇丕賸貙 賴賰匕丕 賷毓賵丿 亘丕亘鬲 賱賷賰賵賳 亘丕亘鬲賷丕賸 兀卮丿 賵兀賳賰賶.
毓賳丿賲丕 賯胤毓鬲 噩丕卅夭丞 賳賵亘賱 賱賱兀丿亘 1930 賲 丕賱賲丨賷胤 賱賱賲乇丞 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賱鬲匕賴亘 賱賰丕鬲亘 賲賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱噩丿賷丿 - 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 (爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻) 鈥� 亘乇乇鬲 丕賱兀賰丕丿賷賲賷丞 丕賱爻賵賷丿賷丞 賴匕丕 丕賱丕禺鬲賷丕乇 賱爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 亘兀賳賴 賱賭"賵氐賮賴 丕賱賯賵賷 賵丕賱鬲氐賵賷乇賷貙 賵賯丿乇鬲賴 毓賱賶 禺賱賯 賳賵毓 噩丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 亘賰賱 胤乇丕賮丞 賵禺賮丞 馗賱".
賰丕賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賵氐賮 丿賯賷賯丕賸 噩丿丕賸 賮爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 禺賱賯 亘丨賱賵賱 匕賱賰 丕賱賵賯鬲 賵亘賰賱 丕賯鬲丿丕乇 卮禺氐賷丕鬲賴 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲賳爻賶 賲賳 (賲丕乇鬲賳 丌乇賵爻賲賷孬) 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 (丌乇賵爻賲賷孬) 鈥� 賯丿賲賴丕 丕賱賲乇賰夭 丕賱賯賵賲賷 賱賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賮賷 2009 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 賲丨賲賵丿 毓夭鬲 賲賵爻賶 -貙 廿賱賶 卮禺氐賷丞 (廿賷賱賲乇 噩丕賳鬲乇賷) 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 鬲丨賲賱 丕賱丕爻賲 匕丕鬲賴 賵賱賲 鬲鬲乇噩賲 賱賱兀爻賮貙 賮卮禺氐賷丞 (賰丕乇賵賱 賲賷賱賮賵乇丿) 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 (丕賱卮丕乇毓 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷) 鈥� 賯丿賲鬲賴丕 賲賰鬲亘丞 丕賱賳賴囟丞 丕賱賲氐乇賷丞 賮賷 1967 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 兀賲賷賳丞 丕賱爻毓賷 鈥� 賵兀禺賷乇丕賸 卮禺氐賷丞 (噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘鬲) 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 (亘丕亘鬲) 鈥� 賯丿賲鬲賴丕 丿丕乇 丕賱鬲賳賵賷乇 賮賷 2015 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賱賱丨丕乇孬 丕賱賳亘賴丕賳 -貙 賰賱 賴匕賴 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賯胤賴丕 賵賯丿賲賴丕 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 亘爻禺乇賷丞 賱丕匕毓丞 賲乇丞 賲賳 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 賵兀禺乇賶 賲賳 丕賱賵爻胤 丕賱毓賱賲賷 賵孬丕賱孬丞 賲賳 丕賱賲鬲丿賷賳賷賳 丕賱睾賵睾丕卅賷賷賳貙 賰丕賳 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 賮賷 賰賱 賴匕丕 賷爻賷乇 毓賱賶 鬲賯賱賷丿 兀賲乇賷賰賷 毓乇賷賯 賮賷 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 賵廿馗賴丕乇 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 廿賳爻丕賳賷丞 賱丕 鬲賳爻賶貙 賮賰賱賳丕 賳毓乇賮 噩賷丿丕賸 (噩丕賷 噩丕鬲爻亘賷) 丕賱毓丕卮賯 丕賱賲爻賰賷賳貙 賵(賴賵賱丿賳 賰賵賱賷賮賷賱丿) 丕賱賲乇丕賴賯 丕賱賲卮賲卅夭貙 賵(賴賲亘乇鬲 賴賲亘乇鬲) 丕賱毓噩賵夭 丕賱賲丕噩賳貙 賵(兀鬲賷賰賵爻 賮賷賳卮) 丕賱賲丨丕賲賷 丕賱兀禺賱丕賯賷貙 賵(爻丕賳鬲賷丕睾賵) 丕賱氐賷丕丿 丕賱毓噩賵夭貙 賵(賵賷賱賷丕賲 爻鬲賵賳乇) 丕賱兀賰丕丿賷賲賷 丕賱賲賲賱貙 賵睾賷乇賴賲 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 兀亘丿毓賴丕 亘丿兀亘 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷賵賳 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰丕賳.
賮賷 (亘丕亘鬲) 賳鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賶 噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘鬲貙 乇噩賱 賮賷 兀賵丕爻胤 毓賲乇賴貙 賲鬲夭賵噩 賵匕賵 賵賱丿 賵丕亘賳鬲賷賳貙 賷毓賲賱 賲爻賵賯丕賸 毓賯丕乇賷丕賸 賮賷 賲丿賷賳丞 夭賷賳賷孬 賮賷 毓卮乇賷賳丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷貙 賷爻鬲禺丿賲 賱賵賷爻 卮禺氐賷丞 亘丕亘鬲 賵兀賮賰丕乇賴 賵鬲氐乇賮丕鬲賴 賱賷爻禺乇 賵亘賯爻賵丞 賲賳 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞貙 賱賴匕丕 噩丕亍 丨氐賵賱賴 毓賱賶 賳賵亘賱 氐丕丿賲丕賸 賱賱兀賲乇賷賰丕賳貙 賱兀賳賴賲 丕毓鬲亘乇賵賴 鬲賰乇賷爻丕賸 兀賵乇賵亘賷丕賸 賱賱氐賵乇丞 丕賱賰丕乇賷賰丕鬲賵乇賷丞 毓賳賴賲 丕賱鬲賷 兀馗賴乇鬲賴丕 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻貙 賵賱賰賳 賱賵賷爻 賱丕 賷亘丕賱賷 亘賰賱 賴匕丕貙 丨鬲賶 兀賳賴 賷乇賮囟 賯亘賱 賳賵亘賱 亘爻賳賵丕鬲 噩丕卅夭丞 丕賱亘賵賱賷鬲夭乇 丕賱鬲賷 賯丿賲鬲 賱賴 毓賳 乇賵丕賷鬲賴 (丌乇賵爻賲賷孬).
賵賱賰賳 亘丕亘鬲 賱賷爻 氐賵乇丞 賲鬲禺賷賱丞 亘丕賱賰丕賲賱貙 廿賳賴 賲賵噩賵丿 亘賷賳賳丕貙 賴賵 兀卮亘賴 賲丕 賷賰賵賳 亘乇賲夭 賱賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賮賷 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 丕賱夭賲賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賰鬲亘鬲 賮賷賴丕 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵廿賳賲丕 丨鬲賶 賮賷 夭賲丕賳賳丕 賴匕丕 亘毓丿 賯乇賳 鬲賯乇賷亘丕賸 賲賳 賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 賱賴匕丕 賷賲賰賳賳丕 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賵丕賳胤賱丕賯丕賸 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 爻賰 賲氐胤賱丨 (丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷丞) 賱賵氐賮 賰賱 賴丐賱丕亍 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷賷賳 賵丕賱匕賷賳 賷鬲氐乇賮賵賳 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賴賲 丕賱毓賲賱賷丞 賵丕賱兀爻乇賷丞 賵丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 賲鬲賰卅賷賳 毓賱賶 兀賳氐丕賮 丨賯丕卅賯 賵噩亘丕賱 賲賳 丕賱丕賮鬲乇丕囟丕鬲貙 賮丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷 廿賳爻丕賳 鬲賵賴賲賷 賮賷 兀爻丕爻賴貙 爻胤丨賷貙 賲賴賵賵爻 亘丕賱禺胤丕亘丞貙 賱丿賷賴 賮賰乇丞 賲亘丕賱睾 賮賷賴丕 毓賳 賳賮爻賴 賵毓賳 賯賷賲鬲賴 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓賷丞貙 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷 毓丕卮賯 賱賱賰賱賲丕鬲 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞貙 賵賲鬲丨賲爻 賱賱兀賮賰丕乇 丕賱噩丿賷丿丞 賵廿賳 賱賲 賷賮賴賲賴丕貙 賷賲賰賳賳丕 鬲賱禺賷氐 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷 亘兀賳賴 賷馗賳 賮賷鬲賵賴賲 賮賷毓賷卮 兀賵賴丕賲賴 賱賷氐胤丿賲 亘丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 賱丕丨賯丕賸.
賲賳 兀噩賲賱 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲馗賴乇 賴匕賴 丕賱賳夭毓丞 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷丞 鬲亘丿兀 毓賳丿賲丕 賷匕賴亘 噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘鬲 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 噩亘賱賷丞 賱賵丨丿賴貙 賱賷賯鬲賮賷 丌孬丕乇 氐丿賷賯賴 丕賱賲賷鬲貙 賷賯乇乇 亘丕亘鬲 賵賴賵 賮賷 丕賱胤乇賷賯 賮賰乇丞 兀賳 丕賱噩亘丕賱 賱賱乇噩丕賱貙 賵兀賳賴 賴賵 乇噩賱 禺卮賳 賲孬賱賴 賲孬賱 丕賱丿賱賷賱貙 賮賱匕丕 賷賯乇乇 丕賱賯賷丕賲 亘乇丨賱丞 胤賵賷賱丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀賯丿丕賲 賲毓 丿賱賷賱賴貙 廿賳賴丕 乇丨賱丞 乇噩賵賱賷丞 賷鬲賲 賮賷賴丕 丕禺鬲乇丕賯 丕賱睾丕亘丞 賲卮賷丕賸貙 賷鬲禺賷賱 亘丕亘鬲 賰賲 丕賱孬乇孬乇丞 丕賱乇噩賵賱賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲噩賱亘賴丕 丕賱賲爻丕賮丞 賵丕賱賲卮賷 賵丕賱卮毓賵乇 丕賱乇噩賵賱賷貙 賷丨丕賵賱 丕賱丿賱賷賱 廿賯賳丕毓賴 亘兀禺匕 丕賱賯丕乇亘 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 賳賴乇賷丞 鬲禺鬲氐乇 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賲爻丕賮丞 廿賱賶 丕賱賰賵禺 賰賲丕 賷賮毓賱 丕賱賰孬賷乇賷賳 鈥� 賲賳 睾賷乇 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷賷賳 -貙 賵賱賰賳 亘丕亘鬲 賷乇賮囟貙 賮賴匕丕 賷賳丕賮賷 丕賱乇噩賵賱丞 丕賱賲鬲禺賷賱丞 賯胤毓丕賸貙 賵賷賴丿賲 鬲禺賷賱丕鬲賴 丕賱鬲賷 乇爻賲賴丕 亘毓賳丕賷丞貙 賷爻鬲爻賱賲 丕賱丿賱賷賱 賮賷賳鬲賴賷 丕賱兀賲乇 亘賴賲丕 賲賳賴賰賷賳 賵爻胤 丕賱睾丕亘丞貙 鬲丐賱賲賴賲丕 兀賯丿丕賲賴賲丕 賵亘賱丕 兀丨丕丿賷孬 乇噩賵賱賷丞貙 賴賰匕丕 賷鬲氐乇賮 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷 賵賷賲囟賷 丨賷丕鬲賴貙 賴賰匕丕 賷賰賵賳 氐丿丕賯丕鬲賴 賵賲毓鬲賯丿丕鬲賴 賵丌乇丕卅賴 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞.
賷丨丕賵賱 賱賵賷爻 賮賷 賮氐賵賱 賲賲鬲毓丞 丕爻鬲賰卮丕賮 賲丕 丕賱匕賷 爻賷丨丿孬 賱賵 丨丕賵賱 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷 丕賱丕賳毓鬲丕賯 賲賳 丨丕賱鬲賴 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷丞貙 賮賳乇賶 噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘鬲 賵賯丿 鬲兀孬乇 亘丌乇丕亍 丿賰鬲賵乇 噩丕賲毓賷 丨賵賱 丕賱毓賲丕賱 賵丨賯賵賯賴賲貙 賮亘丿兀 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賮賴賲 賲丕 賷丿賵乇 賲賳 丨賵賱賴 亘丿賱丕賸 賲賳 丕賱丕乇鬲賴丕賳 賱丌乇丕卅賴 賵兀賮賰丕乇賴 丕賱賲鬲賵賴賲丞貙 賰賲丕 亘丿兀 賷賮乇 賲賳 賲賱賱 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱夭賵噩賷丞貙 賵孬賯賱 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賵賲賳丕爻亘丕鬲賴 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 丕賱賲賲賱丞貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賷鬲賰賮賱 賵亘賯爻賵丞 賮賷 廿毓丕丿鬲賴 廿賱賶 丕賱丨馗賷乇丞貙 賮丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賷亘賳賷 賳賮爻賴 丿丕卅賲丕賸 毓賱賶 丌賱丕賮 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷賷賳 賵賱丕 賲賰丕賳 賮賷賴 賱賱禺丕乇噩賷賳 毓賱賶 丕賱亘丕亘鬲賷丞貙 賴賰匕丕 丨乇氐 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 毓賱賶 兀賳 賷卮毓乇 亘丕亘鬲 亘丕賱丕睾鬲乇丕亘 賵丕賱賳亘匕 賵毓丿賲 丕賱賯賷賲丞貙 賵賴匕丕 賷匕賰乇賳丕 亘卮賰賱 賲丕 亘丕賱丨丕賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕賲爻賴丕 兀賱亘賷乇 賰丕賲賵 賮賷 乇賵丕賷鬲賴 (丕賱睾乇賷亘) 毓賳丿賲丕 賷鬲賲 丕賱丨賰賲 毓賱賶 賲賷乇爻賵 賱賷爻 亘爻亘亘 賲丕 賮毓賱賴 賵廿賳賲丕 亘爻亘亘 丕禺鬲賱丕賮賴 賵睾乇丕亘鬲賴貙 賵賱賰賳 毓賱賶 禺賱丕賮 賲賷乇爻賵 賷鬲乇賰 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賱亘丕亘鬲 亘丕亘丕賸 賲賵丕乇亘丕賸 賱賷毓賵丿 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴貙 賵賴賵 賲丕 賷賮毓賱賴 賲爻乇賵乇丕賸貙 賴賰匕丕 賷毓賵丿 亘丕亘鬲 賱賷賰賵賳 亘丕亘鬲賷丕賸 兀卮丿 賵兀賳賰賶.
August 24, 2024
I loved Sinclair's Main Street and am very happy to say Babbitt was just as enjoyable. This novel is timeless despite the fact much has changed - both socially and politically - since its first publication in 1922. The core messages remain as poignant today as they were then. Sinclair Lewis is a phenomenal satirist and wordsmith.
Narrator Grover Gardner is a personal favorite of mine and (imho) was the perfect choice as the voice of Babbitt. Tremendous job.
Narrator Grover Gardner is a personal favorite of mine and (imho) was the perfect choice as the voice of Babbitt. Tremendous job.
December 1, 2015
賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賰賱丕爻賷賰賷丞 丕賱毓馗賷賲丞 噩丿丕賸 亘鬲乇噩賲丞 乇氐賷賳丞 賵賯丿賷乇丞 賵乇賵丨 爻丕禺乇丞. 賱丕 兀鬲匕賰乇 乇賵丕賷丞 丕賳鬲賯丿鬲 丕賱乇兀爻賲丕賱賷丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵毓乇鬲賴丕 賰賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞. 鬲賵氐賷丞
September 15, 2023
袛芯胁芯谢褜薪芯 锌褉芯褋褌芯泄 懈 锌芯 褋褞卸械褌褍, 懈 锌芯 锌芯褋褌褉芯械薪懈褞 褉芯屑邪薪 芯 褋褉械写薪械泄 褉褍泻懈 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪褋泻芯屑 锌褉械写锌褉懈薪懈屑邪褌械谢械, 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌械谢械 褌芯谐芯 褋邪屑芯谐芯 褋褉械写薪械谐芯 泻谢邪褋褋邪, 泻芯褌芯褉褘泄 褋芯褋褌邪胁谢褟谢 懈 褋芯褋褌邪胁谢褟械褌 芯锌芯褉褍 褋芯胁褉械屑械薪薪芯泄 袗屑械褉懈泻懈.
袛卸芯褉写卸 袘褝斜斜懈褌 - 褋褉械写械薪 懈 褋褌邪薪写邪褉褌械薪 胁芯 胁褋械屑, 懈斜芯 褋懈谢芯泄 泻芯褌芯褉邪褟 写械谢邪械褌 械谐芯 褌邪泻芯胁褘屑 褟胁谢褟械褌褋褟 卸械谢邪薪懈械 "褋芯芯褌胁械褌褋褌胁芯胁邪褌褜", 斜褘褌褜 薪械 褏褍卸械 写褉褍谐懈褏. 协褌芯 薪械锌懈褋邪薪薪褘械 褋褌邪薪写邪褉褌褘, 芯斜谢邪写邪褞褖懈械 褑械薪褌褉芯褋褌褉械屑懈褌械谢褜薪芯泄 褋懈谢芯泄, 斜谢邪谐芯写邪褉褟 泻芯褌芯褉芯泄 谢褞写懈 褌械褉褟褞褌 褋胁芯褞 懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢褜薪芯褋褌褜 懈 褋褌邪薪芯胁褟褌褋褟 屑邪褋褋芯泄. 袗胁褌芯褉 写械褌邪谢褜薪芯 芯锌懈褋褘胁邪械褌 锌褉懈胁褘褔泻懈 懈 斜褘褌 褝褌芯谐芯 褋谢芯褟 薪邪褋械谢械薪懈褟, 懈褏 芯斜褉邪蟹 屑褘褋谢械泄 - 薪懈褔械屑 薪械 锌褉懈屑械褔邪褌械谢褜薪褘泄: 芯薪懈 褑械薪褟褌 写械薪褜谐懈, 谐芯褌芯胁褘 薪邪 芯斜屑邪薪 褉邪写懈 锌褉懈斜褘谢懈, 褋褔懈褌邪褟 械械 褔褍褌褜 谢懈 薪械 褋胁褟褖械薪薪芯泄, 薪芯 锌褉邪胁芯 薪邪 薪械褋薪懈卸械薪懈械 蟹邪褉邪斜芯褌薪芯泄 锌谢邪褌褘 褋胁芯懈褏 褉邪斜芯褌薪懈泻芯胁 (写邪卸械 薪械 锌芯胁褘褕械薪懈械) - 褝褌芯 褔褍褌褜 谢懈 薪械 泻芯屑屑褍薪懈褋褌懈褔械褋泻邪褟 褍谐褉芯蟹邪. 小邪褌懈褉褘 褌褍褌 薪械屑薪芯谐芯, 斜芯谢褜褕械 斜褘褌芯锌懈褋邪薪懈械, 泻芯褌芯褉芯械 锌褉械写锌芯谢邪谐邪谢芯褋褜 斜褘褌褜 芯斜谢懈褔懈褌械谢褜薪褘屑, 薪芯 褍卸械 褋褌邪谢芯 芯斜褘写械薪薪褘屑, 褔褌芯 褋邪褌懈褉芯泄 薪械 泻邪卸械褌褋褟 - 斜芯谢褜褕懈薪褋褌胁芯 谢褞写械泄 褌邪泻芯胁褘. 袚谢邪胁薪邪褟 褑械薪薪芯褋褌褜 袘褝斜斜懈褌邪 - 斜谢邪谐芯锌芯谢褍褔懈械, 懈 械谐芯 褋屑械谢芯 屑芯卸薪芯 芯褌薪械褋褌懈 泻 泻邪褌械谐芯褉懈懈 屑械褖邪薪. 袨薪 蟹邪懈褋泻懈胁邪械褌 锌械褉械写 褌械屑懈, 泻褌芯 锌褉械褍褋锌械谢 斜芯谢褜褕械 薪械谐芯 - 袦邪泻泻械谢胁懈, 懈 胁 蟹械褉泻邪谢褜薪芯 锌芯写芯斜薪芯泄 褋懈褌褍邪褑懈懈, 芯薪 锌褉械薪械斜褉械卸懈褌械谢械薪 褋 屑械薪械械 褍写邪褔谢懈胁褘屑 袨胁械褉斜褉褍泻芯屑. 袨薪 锌褘褌邪谢褋褟 褔褌芯-褌芯 屑械薪褟褌褜 胁 褋胁芯械泄 卸懈蟹薪懈 懈 胁蟹谐谢褟写邪褏, 锌芯锌褘褌泻邪 锌褉芯褌械褋褌芯胁邪褌褜 - 械褋谢懈 褝褌芯褌 蟹邪谐褍谢 屑芯卸薪芯 薪邪蟹胁邪褌褜 锌褉芯褌械褋褌芯屑, 薪芯 锌褉懈 锌械褉胁芯泄 卸械 薪械谐邪褌懈胁薪芯泄 褉械邪泻褑懈懈 芯斜褖械褋褌胁邪, 褌芯褌褔邪褋 卸械 芯褌泻邪蟹邪谢褋褟. 袘谢邪谐芯锌芯谢褍褔懈械 胁邪卸薪械械. 袧褍 懈 斜芯谢械蟹薪褜 卸械薪褘 锌芯泻邪蟹邪谢邪, 褔褌芯 芯薪 械械 谢褞斜懈谢 懈谢懈 褏芯褌褟 斜褘 褑械薪懈谢 胁褋褢-褌邪泻懈.
袛卸芯褉写卸 袘褝斜斜懈褌 - 褋褉械写械薪 懈 褋褌邪薪写邪褉褌械薪 胁芯 胁褋械屑, 懈斜芯 褋懈谢芯泄 泻芯褌芯褉邪褟 写械谢邪械褌 械谐芯 褌邪泻芯胁褘屑 褟胁谢褟械褌褋褟 卸械谢邪薪懈械 "褋芯芯褌胁械褌褋褌胁芯胁邪褌褜", 斜褘褌褜 薪械 褏褍卸械 写褉褍谐懈褏. 协褌芯 薪械锌懈褋邪薪薪褘械 褋褌邪薪写邪褉褌褘, 芯斜谢邪写邪褞褖懈械 褑械薪褌褉芯褋褌褉械屑懈褌械谢褜薪芯泄 褋懈谢芯泄, 斜谢邪谐芯写邪褉褟 泻芯褌芯褉芯泄 谢褞写懈 褌械褉褟褞褌 褋胁芯褞 懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢褜薪芯褋褌褜 懈 褋褌邪薪芯胁褟褌褋褟 屑邪褋褋芯泄. 袗胁褌芯褉 写械褌邪谢褜薪芯 芯锌懈褋褘胁邪械褌 锌褉懈胁褘褔泻懈 懈 斜褘褌 褝褌芯谐芯 褋谢芯褟 薪邪褋械谢械薪懈褟, 懈褏 芯斜褉邪蟹 屑褘褋谢械泄 - 薪懈褔械屑 薪械 锌褉懈屑械褔邪褌械谢褜薪褘泄: 芯薪懈 褑械薪褟褌 写械薪褜谐懈, 谐芯褌芯胁褘 薪邪 芯斜屑邪薪 褉邪写懈 锌褉懈斜褘谢懈, 褋褔懈褌邪褟 械械 褔褍褌褜 谢懈 薪械 褋胁褟褖械薪薪芯泄, 薪芯 锌褉邪胁芯 薪邪 薪械褋薪懈卸械薪懈械 蟹邪褉邪斜芯褌薪芯泄 锌谢邪褌褘 褋胁芯懈褏 褉邪斜芯褌薪懈泻芯胁 (写邪卸械 薪械 锌芯胁褘褕械薪懈械) - 褝褌芯 褔褍褌褜 谢懈 薪械 泻芯屑屑褍薪懈褋褌懈褔械褋泻邪褟 褍谐褉芯蟹邪. 小邪褌懈褉褘 褌褍褌 薪械屑薪芯谐芯, 斜芯谢褜褕械 斜褘褌芯锌懈褋邪薪懈械, 泻芯褌芯褉芯械 锌褉械写锌芯谢邪谐邪谢芯褋褜 斜褘褌褜 芯斜谢懈褔懈褌械谢褜薪褘屑, 薪芯 褍卸械 褋褌邪谢芯 芯斜褘写械薪薪褘屑, 褔褌芯 褋邪褌懈褉芯泄 薪械 泻邪卸械褌褋褟 - 斜芯谢褜褕懈薪褋褌胁芯 谢褞写械泄 褌邪泻芯胁褘. 袚谢邪胁薪邪褟 褑械薪薪芯褋褌褜 袘褝斜斜懈褌邪 - 斜谢邪谐芯锌芯谢褍褔懈械, 懈 械谐芯 褋屑械谢芯 屑芯卸薪芯 芯褌薪械褋褌懈 泻 泻邪褌械谐芯褉懈懈 屑械褖邪薪. 袨薪 蟹邪懈褋泻懈胁邪械褌 锌械褉械写 褌械屑懈, 泻褌芯 锌褉械褍褋锌械谢 斜芯谢褜褕械 薪械谐芯 - 袦邪泻泻械谢胁懈, 懈 胁 蟹械褉泻邪谢褜薪芯 锌芯写芯斜薪芯泄 褋懈褌褍邪褑懈懈, 芯薪 锌褉械薪械斜褉械卸懈褌械谢械薪 褋 屑械薪械械 褍写邪褔谢懈胁褘屑 袨胁械褉斜褉褍泻芯屑. 袨薪 锌褘褌邪谢褋褟 褔褌芯-褌芯 屑械薪褟褌褜 胁 褋胁芯械泄 卸懈蟹薪懈 懈 胁蟹谐谢褟写邪褏, 锌芯锌褘褌泻邪 锌褉芯褌械褋褌芯胁邪褌褜 - 械褋谢懈 褝褌芯褌 蟹邪谐褍谢 屑芯卸薪芯 薪邪蟹胁邪褌褜 锌褉芯褌械褋褌芯屑, 薪芯 锌褉懈 锌械褉胁芯泄 卸械 薪械谐邪褌懈胁薪芯泄 褉械邪泻褑懈懈 芯斜褖械褋褌胁邪, 褌芯褌褔邪褋 卸械 芯褌泻邪蟹邪谢褋褟. 袘谢邪谐芯锌芯谢褍褔懈械 胁邪卸薪械械. 袧褍 懈 斜芯谢械蟹薪褜 卸械薪褘 锌芯泻邪蟹邪谢邪, 褔褌芯 芯薪 械械 谢褞斜懈谢 懈谢懈 褏芯褌褟 斜褘 褑械薪懈谢 胁褋褢-褌邪泻懈.
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August 12, 2021Well, folks, I tried to read Babbitt for about two weeks now and today, I threw in the towel.
It is set in the Prohibition era in the 1920s. George Babbitt is a real estate dealer who is very proud of his middle class life and his automobile. He has a lack-lustre marriage but derives consolation from a solid friendship with Paul Riesling, his old college chum, and the satisfaction of making money. At the point when I quit this story, Babbitt has risen to become a Prominent Citizen in Zenith, supposedly a stereotypical city in the US.
I think I get the drift of this novel acting as a commentary on the emptiness of materialism. It is intended to be a satire of American suburban middle class life. Often times, Babbitt feels 鈥榯riumphantly wealthy but perilously poor.鈥� The story is very slow moving and I find it well nigh impossible to share Babbitt's excitement in real estate and his showy fondness for oration. Neither can I connect with him or any of the other characters. Babbit read like the valley of dry bones.
At 10%, I wanted to quit. At 49%, I still wanted to quit. So I shall. Sorry, Mr. Lewis.
It is set in the Prohibition era in the 1920s. George Babbitt is a real estate dealer who is very proud of his middle class life and his automobile. He has a lack-lustre marriage but derives consolation from a solid friendship with Paul Riesling, his old college chum, and the satisfaction of making money. At the point when I quit this story, Babbitt has risen to become a Prominent Citizen in Zenith, supposedly a stereotypical city in the US.
I think I get the drift of this novel acting as a commentary on the emptiness of materialism. It is intended to be a satire of American suburban middle class life. Often times, Babbitt feels 鈥榯riumphantly wealthy but perilously poor.鈥� The story is very slow moving and I find it well nigh impossible to share Babbitt's excitement in real estate and his showy fondness for oration. Neither can I connect with him or any of the other characters. Babbit read like the valley of dry bones.
At 10%, I wanted to quit. At 49%, I still wanted to quit. So I shall. Sorry, Mr. Lewis.
July 26, 2024
賲賳 賲賳丕 賱賷爻"亘丕亘鬲"責
賷禺乇噩 丕賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵爻胤 賲噩鬲賲毓 賲丕貙 賷購禺乇噩 賱賴 丕丿賵丕鬲 丕賱賯賷丕爻 賵丕賱賲爻胤乇丞貙 賵賷賲賱賶 毓賱賷賴 丨丿賵丿 丨賷丕鬲賴 賵賲賯丕賷賷爻賴丕 丕賱賲孬丕賱賷丞.
丕丿乇爻 丕毓賲賱 鬲夭賵噩貙 丕毓賲賱 丕賳噩亘 丕胤賮丕賱丕貙 丕毓賲賱 丕卮鬲乇賶 亘賷鬲丕貙 丕毓賲賱 丕賳囟賲 丕賱賶 丨夭亘 丕賵 賲丐爻爻丞 賲丕貙 丕毓賲賱 丕卮鬲乇賶 爻賷丕乇丞貙 丕毓賲賱 丕卮鬲乇賶 亘賷鬲丕 丕禺乇 貙丕毓賲賱 賳丕賮賯 賴匕丕貙 丕毓賲賱 鬲噩賳亘 匕丕賰貙 丕毓賲賱 夭賵噩 丕亘賳丕亍賰貙 丕毓賲賱 丕賲乇囟 賲鬲.
亘丕亘鬲 賰丕賳 賳賲賵匕噩丕 賱賱賲賵丕胤賳 丕賱丕賲乇賷賰賶 丕賱賲孬丕賱賶 賮賶 兀賵丕卅賱 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賶. 丕賱匕賶 賷丐賲賳 亘兀賳 丕賱賲乇亍 賷噩亘 丕賳 賷毓賲賱 賲孬賱 丕賱胤賵乇 賮賶 丕賱爻丕賯賷丞. 賵兀賳 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳 賱丕 賯賷賲丞 賱賴 丕匕丕 賱賲 賷丨賯賯 孬乇賵丞 賮賶 馗乇賮 毓卮乇 爻賳賵丕鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賰孬乇貙 賵丕賳 賲賵丕胤賳賶 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賮賯賷乇丞 賵丕賱賲鬲賵爻胤丞 賴賲 賲噩乇丿 賰爻丕賱賶 毓丕賱丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賲噩鬲賴丿 丕賱丿丐賵亘. 丕匕丕 丕乇丕丿賵丕 丕賳 賷毓賷卮賵丕 亘爻賱丕賲貙 賮賷噩亘 丕賳 賷乇囟賵丕 亘賲丕 賷賱賯賶 丕賱賷賴賲 賲賳 賮鬲丕鬲 賲賳 丕爻賷丕丿賴賲 丕賱乇兀爻賲丕賱賷賷賳 丿賵賳 丕毓鬲乇丕囟.
丨乇氐 亘丕亘鬲 賲賳匕 鬲禺乇噩賴 賲賳 丕賱噩丕賲毓丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賯丕亍 丕丨賱丕賲賴 賮賶 爻賱丞 丕賱賲賴賲賱丕鬲貙 賮兀丨賱丕賲賴 賱丕 賲毓賳賶 賱賴丕 賮賶 賵爻胤 賴匕丕 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賲爻毓賵乇 亘噩賲毓 丕賱賲丕賱. 賵胤賵丕賱 毓卮乇賵賳 毓丕賲丕 丕賱鬲夭賲 亘兀賳 賷賰賵賳 胤賵乇丕賸 賳賲賵匕噩賷丕 賮賶 爻丕賯賷丞 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓. 鬲夭賵噩 賵匕賴亘 丕賱賶 丕賱賰賳賷爻丞 亘丕賳鬲馗丕賲 賵丕賳噩亘 丕胤賮丕賱丕 賵丕爻爻 卮乇賰丞 賵亘賳賶 亘賷鬲丕 賵丕卮鬲乇賶 爻賷丕乇丞 賵丕賳囟賲 丕賱賶 丿爻鬲丞 賲賳 丕賱賲賳馗賲丕鬲 賵丕賱丕丨夭丕亘 丕賱鬲賶 鬲囟賲賳 賱賴 丕賳 賷賳馗乇 丕賱賷賴 賲噩鬲賲毓賴 亘毓賷賳 丕賱乇囟賶.
賮賶 賲賳鬲氐賮 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲賳賲賵 亘匕賵乇 鬲賲乇丿 丿丕禺賱 "亘丕亘鬲" 毓賱賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賵賳馗賲賴 丕賱賯丕爻賷丞. 賵賴匕丕 賱賷爻 亘丕賱兀賲乇 丕賱爻賴賱.
賰鬲亘 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賲賱 亘賲賴丕乇丞 賵丨乇賮賷丞 賮丕卅賯丞貙 賰丕賳鬲 賴賳丕賰 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 丕賱丨賵丕乇賷丞 丕賱乇丕卅毓丞. 賰卮賮 "爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻" 丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱賳賮爻 亘氐乇丕丨丞 賵賳夭丕賴丞.
賲丕 噩毓賱賳賷 丕毓胤賷賴 孬賱丕孬 賳噩賵賲 賮賯胤 賴賶 丕賱丕胤丕賱丞 丕賱卮丿賷丿丞. 賵賱賰賳賷 賮賶 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰賳鬲 賮賶 丨賷乇丞 賱丕賵賱 賲乇丞 兀賲丕賲 賳氐丕 亘賴匕丕 丕賱丕爻賴丕亘. 賴賱 賰丕賳 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賲丨賯丕 賮賶 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲胤賵賷賱 丕賲 賱丕. 賵賯賱鬲 賱賳賮爻賶 乇亘賲丕 卮毓乇鬲 亘賴匕丕 丕賱賲賱賱 賱丕賳賴 賷丨賰賷 毓賳 賲噩鬲賲毓 賵夭賲賳 賱丕 丕毓乇賮 毓賳賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇.
賲噩鬲賲毓 "亘丕亘鬲" 賲賵噩賵丿 賮賷 賰賱 賲賰丕賳 賵賮賶 賰賱 夭賲賳. 賵賷噩亘 毓賱賶 丕賱賲乇亍 賯亘賱 兀賳 賷鬲丨賱賶 亘丕賱卮噩丕毓丞 賱賰賷 賷鬲賲乇丿 毓賱賶 賴匕丕 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賳 賷毓乇賮 賲賳 賴賵 賵賲丕 丕賱匕賶 賷賲孬賱 賱賴 賯賷賲丞 丨賯賷賯賷丞 賮賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱丨賷丕丞. 丨鬲賶 鬲賰賳 賱賴 丕賱賯賵丞 丕賱賰丕賮賷丞 賱賱賲賯丕賵賲丞
賷禺乇噩 丕賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵爻胤 賲噩鬲賲毓 賲丕貙 賷購禺乇噩 賱賴 丕丿賵丕鬲 丕賱賯賷丕爻 賵丕賱賲爻胤乇丞貙 賵賷賲賱賶 毓賱賷賴 丨丿賵丿 丨賷丕鬲賴 賵賲賯丕賷賷爻賴丕 丕賱賲孬丕賱賷丞.
丕丿乇爻 丕毓賲賱 鬲夭賵噩貙 丕毓賲賱 丕賳噩亘 丕胤賮丕賱丕貙 丕毓賲賱 丕卮鬲乇賶 亘賷鬲丕貙 丕毓賲賱 丕賳囟賲 丕賱賶 丨夭亘 丕賵 賲丐爻爻丞 賲丕貙 丕毓賲賱 丕卮鬲乇賶 爻賷丕乇丞貙 丕毓賲賱 丕卮鬲乇賶 亘賷鬲丕 丕禺乇 貙丕毓賲賱 賳丕賮賯 賴匕丕貙 丕毓賲賱 鬲噩賳亘 匕丕賰貙 丕毓賲賱 夭賵噩 丕亘賳丕亍賰貙 丕毓賲賱 丕賲乇囟 賲鬲.
亘丕亘鬲 賰丕賳 賳賲賵匕噩丕 賱賱賲賵丕胤賳 丕賱丕賲乇賷賰賶 丕賱賲孬丕賱賶 賮賶 兀賵丕卅賱 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賶. 丕賱匕賶 賷丐賲賳 亘兀賳 丕賱賲乇亍 賷噩亘 丕賳 賷毓賲賱 賲孬賱 丕賱胤賵乇 賮賶 丕賱爻丕賯賷丞. 賵兀賳 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳 賱丕 賯賷賲丞 賱賴 丕匕丕 賱賲 賷丨賯賯 孬乇賵丞 賮賶 馗乇賮 毓卮乇 爻賳賵丕鬲 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賰孬乇貙 賵丕賳 賲賵丕胤賳賶 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賮賯賷乇丞 賵丕賱賲鬲賵爻胤丞 賴賲 賲噩乇丿 賰爻丕賱賶 毓丕賱丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賲噩鬲賴丿 丕賱丿丐賵亘. 丕匕丕 丕乇丕丿賵丕 丕賳 賷毓賷卮賵丕 亘爻賱丕賲貙 賮賷噩亘 丕賳 賷乇囟賵丕 亘賲丕 賷賱賯賶 丕賱賷賴賲 賲賳 賮鬲丕鬲 賲賳 丕爻賷丕丿賴賲 丕賱乇兀爻賲丕賱賷賷賳 丿賵賳 丕毓鬲乇丕囟.
丨乇氐 亘丕亘鬲 賲賳匕 鬲禺乇噩賴 賲賳 丕賱噩丕賲毓丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賯丕亍 丕丨賱丕賲賴 賮賶 爻賱丞 丕賱賲賴賲賱丕鬲貙 賮兀丨賱丕賲賴 賱丕 賲毓賳賶 賱賴丕 賮賶 賵爻胤 賴匕丕 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賲爻毓賵乇 亘噩賲毓 丕賱賲丕賱. 賵胤賵丕賱 毓卮乇賵賳 毓丕賲丕 丕賱鬲夭賲 亘兀賳 賷賰賵賳 胤賵乇丕賸 賳賲賵匕噩賷丕 賮賶 爻丕賯賷丞 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓. 鬲夭賵噩 賵匕賴亘 丕賱賶 丕賱賰賳賷爻丞 亘丕賳鬲馗丕賲 賵丕賳噩亘 丕胤賮丕賱丕 賵丕爻爻 卮乇賰丞 賵亘賳賶 亘賷鬲丕 賵丕卮鬲乇賶 爻賷丕乇丞 賵丕賳囟賲 丕賱賶 丿爻鬲丞 賲賳 丕賱賲賳馗賲丕鬲 賵丕賱丕丨夭丕亘 丕賱鬲賶 鬲囟賲賳 賱賴 丕賳 賷賳馗乇 丕賱賷賴 賲噩鬲賲毓賴 亘毓賷賳 丕賱乇囟賶.
賮賶 賲賳鬲氐賮 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲賳賲賵 亘匕賵乇 鬲賲乇丿 丿丕禺賱 "亘丕亘鬲" 毓賱賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賵賳馗賲賴 丕賱賯丕爻賷丞. 賵賴匕丕 賱賷爻 亘丕賱兀賲乇 丕賱爻賴賱.
賰鬲亘 賴匕丕 丕賱毓賲賱 亘賲賴丕乇丞 賵丨乇賮賷丞 賮丕卅賯丞貙 賰丕賳鬲 賴賳丕賰 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 丕賱丨賵丕乇賷丞 丕賱乇丕卅毓丞. 賰卮賮 "爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻" 丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱賳賮爻 亘氐乇丕丨丞 賵賳夭丕賴丞.
賲丕 噩毓賱賳賷 丕毓胤賷賴 孬賱丕孬 賳噩賵賲 賮賯胤 賴賶 丕賱丕胤丕賱丞 丕賱卮丿賷丿丞. 賵賱賰賳賷 賮賶 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰賳鬲 賮賶 丨賷乇丞 賱丕賵賱 賲乇丞 兀賲丕賲 賳氐丕 亘賴匕丕 丕賱丕爻賴丕亘. 賴賱 賰丕賳 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賲丨賯丕 賮賶 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲胤賵賷賱 丕賲 賱丕. 賵賯賱鬲 賱賳賮爻賶 乇亘賲丕 卮毓乇鬲 亘賴匕丕 丕賱賲賱賱 賱丕賳賴 賷丨賰賷 毓賳 賲噩鬲賲毓 賵夭賲賳 賱丕 丕毓乇賮 毓賳賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇.
賲噩鬲賲毓 "亘丕亘鬲" 賲賵噩賵丿 賮賷 賰賱 賲賰丕賳 賵賮賶 賰賱 夭賲賳. 賵賷噩亘 毓賱賶 丕賱賲乇亍 賯亘賱 兀賳 賷鬲丨賱賶 亘丕賱卮噩丕毓丞 賱賰賷 賷鬲賲乇丿 毓賱賶 賴匕丕 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賳 賷毓乇賮 賲賳 賴賵 賵賲丕 丕賱匕賶 賷賲孬賱 賱賴 賯賷賲丞 丨賯賷賯賷丞 賮賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱丨賷丕丞. 丨鬲賶 鬲賰賳 賱賴 丕賱賯賵丞 丕賱賰丕賮賷丞 賱賱賲賯丕賵賲丞
June 22, 2012
I don't think there was anyone in the 1920s who would have believed that this book would be completely forgotten. By all accounts, it was destined to be a classic critical novel of the American experience. You can't read anything about the '20s and '30s that doesn't comment on Babbitt (sold 130,000 copies its first year, HL Mecken loved it, it won Lewis a Nobel Prize). Calling someone a "Babbitt" was considered an insult and the phrase became a constant topic of conversation in the media and literature.
Yet, here we are 80 years later, and you've probably never heard of the term or the book. Even English and history teachers pretend it doesn't exist. I don't know why, it's insightful and funny. Perhaps it's because the biting satire of American suburban middle class life cuts deeper now than it did then. We prefer the glamour of Fitzgerald's jazz age to the notion that "the American Dream" is more often pursued and achieved with painful earnestness by unaware buffoons than anyone else.
The book is a little tough to get into at first because of the '20s style newspaper-speak, but get through it--it's worth it. It doesn't matter if the book is old or out of style, at its core it's about the fight against conformity and a critique of what Thoreau called the "life of quiet desperation."
It's as timely as ever, as far I'm concerned.
Yet, here we are 80 years later, and you've probably never heard of the term or the book. Even English and history teachers pretend it doesn't exist. I don't know why, it's insightful and funny. Perhaps it's because the biting satire of American suburban middle class life cuts deeper now than it did then. We prefer the glamour of Fitzgerald's jazz age to the notion that "the American Dream" is more often pursued and achieved with painful earnestness by unaware buffoons than anyone else.
The book is a little tough to get into at first because of the '20s style newspaper-speak, but get through it--it's worth it. It doesn't matter if the book is old or out of style, at its core it's about the fight against conformity and a critique of what Thoreau called the "life of quiet desperation."
It's as timely as ever, as far I'm concerned.
November 18, 2019
George F. Babbitt is the perfect encapsulation of the myth of the self-made American man. As we all know, the American Dream only really applies to bullish, rule-breaking, money-obsessed, morally loose, emotionally shrunken borderline psychotics, and Babbitt meets these criteria and then some. This quintessential novel of the Roaring Twenties is a rollicking powerhouse that exquisitely nails down the natty nuances of speech, the strange, affected cadences of the pep-powered peoples in a decade that set the blueprint for the rampage of cutthroat capitalism that followed. There are no shortage of satirical, excoriating novels exposing the hypocrisy of republican values and the essentially autocratic 鈥渄emocracy鈥� of the States, but this rootin鈥�-tootin鈥� firebrand has to be among the funniest, most quotable, and most blistering.
January 20, 2020
Clearly, should be viewed as a criticism of conformity, consumerism and materialism. Tell me, today, is there anyone who would not support such criticism?! I have no complaint whatsoever with the message, although it is today no big news. To get the message across, readers must, however, spend time with George F. Babbitt, and time spent with him is
not
pleasant.
This book led to the creation of a new word鈥攂abbitt. A babbitt is defined as a materialistic, complacent, and conformist businessman.
In this book we follow George F. Babbitt for two years. He lives in the fictious midwestern town of Zenith. At the start he is forty-six, married and has three children, ages twenty-two, seventeen and ten.
One might easily classify this book as simply being about a man鈥檚 midlife crisis, which I find rather a bore. It has been done before.
One might also say it is a critique of the American Dream. Published in 1922 the time was ripe for such disillusionment.
The book is filled with details, tedious details about the most unessential of things. Remember, the book is a critique of materialism. I simply am not enthralled by a description of office water fountains, even if they are the newest of the new, gleaming and efficient, or a modern high-tech alarm clock beside Babbitt鈥檚 bed or the expensive cigar lighter he splurges on for his car. He tells us and himself, over and over, that he is not going to smoke anymore! Much is repeated, and conversations are empty. They are in fact supposed to be empty; that is the point. The book is a critique of the middle class life Babbitt and all those around him were living. You could say the book does what is sets out to do too well. Listening to the empty drivel is nauseating. On top of the excessive detail and the empty talk, one must also deal with George Babbitt, and he is so very full of himself, I personally wanted to wring his neck.
Now, I hope you understand why I so dislike the book, despite that it relays a message that is valid.
There is not one character to admire. They all made me sick. Women are as empty headed as the men. At one point, Babbitt has misgivings about the life he is living. This made me happy鈥擨 was happy because he was unhappy. Isn鈥檛 that crazy?!
The only thing that haunts me is that since the book manages to annoy me as much as it does, obviously, it has gotten its message across.
The audiobook is narrated by Grover Gardener. He gets across the book鈥檚 message extremely well. His narration fits the book perfectly. Five stars I have given his narration.
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* 3 stars
* 2 stars
* 1 star
* not-for-me
* not-for-me
This book led to the creation of a new word鈥攂abbitt. A babbitt is defined as a materialistic, complacent, and conformist businessman.
In this book we follow George F. Babbitt for two years. He lives in the fictious midwestern town of Zenith. At the start he is forty-six, married and has three children, ages twenty-two, seventeen and ten.
One might easily classify this book as simply being about a man鈥檚 midlife crisis, which I find rather a bore. It has been done before.
One might also say it is a critique of the American Dream. Published in 1922 the time was ripe for such disillusionment.
The book is filled with details, tedious details about the most unessential of things. Remember, the book is a critique of materialism. I simply am not enthralled by a description of office water fountains, even if they are the newest of the new, gleaming and efficient, or a modern high-tech alarm clock beside Babbitt鈥檚 bed or the expensive cigar lighter he splurges on for his car. He tells us and himself, over and over, that he is not going to smoke anymore! Much is repeated, and conversations are empty. They are in fact supposed to be empty; that is the point. The book is a critique of the middle class life Babbitt and all those around him were living. You could say the book does what is sets out to do too well. Listening to the empty drivel is nauseating. On top of the excessive detail and the empty talk, one must also deal with George Babbitt, and he is so very full of himself, I personally wanted to wring his neck.
Now, I hope you understand why I so dislike the book, despite that it relays a message that is valid.
There is not one character to admire. They all made me sick. Women are as empty headed as the men. At one point, Babbitt has misgivings about the life he is living. This made me happy鈥擨 was happy because he was unhappy. Isn鈥檛 that crazy?!
The only thing that haunts me is that since the book manages to annoy me as much as it does, obviously, it has gotten its message across.
The audiobook is narrated by Grover Gardener. He gets across the book鈥檚 message extremely well. His narration fits the book perfectly. Five stars I have given his narration.
***
* 3 stars
* 2 stars
* 1 star
* not-for-me
* not-for-me
March 9, 2017
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噩賵乇噩 賮. 亘丕亘鬲 乇噩賱 兀賲乇賷賰賷 賮賷 賲賳鬲氐賮 丕賱毓購賲乇貙 賵賰賷賱 毓賯丕乇賷 賳丕噩丨貙 賷毓賷卮 賮賷 亘賱丿丞 氐睾賷乇丞 鬲購丿毓賶 "夭賷賳賷孬"貙 賮賷 賲賳夭賱 賲夭賾賵丿 亘兀丨丿孬 丕賱鬲賯賳賷丕鬲貙 賲鬲夭賵噩 賵賱賴 賵賱丿 賵丕亘賳鬲丕賳貙 賷賳鬲賲賷 賱毓丿丿 賲賳 丕賱賲丐爻爻丕鬲 賵丕賱賳賵丕丿賷 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 -毓丕丿丞 賲丕 鬲丨丿丿 丌乇丕卅賴 賵兀賮賰丕乇賴-貙 賷夭賵乇 丕賱賰賳賷爻丞貙 賷賱毓亘 丕賱睾購賵賱賮貙 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賷毓賷卮 丨賷丕丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 丕賱賲孬丕賱賷丞 丕賱賲賳鬲賲賷 賱賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 賵賱賰賳 亘丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 賰賱 卮賷亍 賵乇丕亍 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賴購賳丕賱賰 丕賱卮毓購賵乇 亘毓丿賲 丕賱乇囟丕貙 賵毓丿賲 丕賱兀賲丕賳 .. 賵鬲爻丕丐賱 賴賱 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賳 丕賱賲賮鬲乇囟 兀賳 鬲賯丿賲 卮賷卅丕賸 丌禺乇責
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲購乇賰夭 毓賱賶 兀爻賱賵亘 丨賷丕丞 亘丕亘鬲 亘鬲賮丕氐賷賱賴丕貙 賵毓賱賶 卮禺氐賷丞 亘丕亘鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲爻禺乇 賲賳 賰賱 卮賷亍 賲賲賰賳 賱賱賲乇亍 兀賳 賷爻禺乇 賲賳賴貙 鬲氐賵乇 丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 丕賱丕賳鬲賲丕亍 賵丕賱乇睾亘丞 亘賭丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱鬲賮賵賯 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 賵丕賱賲丕賱賷貙 鬲氐賵乇 丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱乇囟丕 丕賱夭丕卅賮 賵丕賱賳賮丕賯 賵丕賱鬲亘噩丨貙 鬲購賱賯賷 賳馗乇丞 賲胤賵賱丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賳噩丕丨 賵丕賱賯賵丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷購馗賴乇賴丕 丕賱賲乇亍 賵賮賷 匕丕鬲 丕賱賵賯鬲 毓賳 卮毓賵乇賴 丕賱爻丕卅丿 亘丕賱賮卮賱 賵丕賱丕爻鬲賷丕亍 賵丕賱賲賱賱 賲賳 丨賷丕鬲賴貙 鬲購馗賴乇 賲卮賰賱丞 鬲亘賳賷 兀賮賰丕乇 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賵丕賳毓丿丕賲 丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 丕賱賮乇丿賷貙 賵鬲賯丕鬲賱 丕賱胤亘賯賷賾丞 亘賰賱 卮乇丕爻丞 .
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 睾賳賷賾丞 亘丕賱氐賵乇貙 亘丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 兀賳 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 賱賷爻鬲 賰孬賷乇丞 亘丕賱廿賲賰丕賳 鬲賱禺賷氐賴丕 亘賭 丨賷丕丞 亘丕亘鬲 丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞 丕賱亘丕卅爻丞貙 鬲賲乇丿 亘丕亘鬲貙 毓賵丿丞 亘丕亘鬲 賱丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞 丕賱亘丕卅爻丞貙 賱賰賳 賰賱 賲賵賯賮 賲賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賷賵賲賷賾丞 賷購馗賴乇 氐賵乇丞 毓馗賷賲丞貙 丨賷丕丞 亘丕亘鬲 鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲爻鬲丕亍貙 鬲囟丨賰 賲毓賴貙 賵鬲囟丨賰 毓賱賷賴 賵丨鬲賲丕 鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲鬲爻丕卅賱 廿賳 賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱賲賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賯囟賷 廿賳爻丕賳 丨賷丕丞 賰丕賲賱丞 亘賰賱 賴匕丕 丕賱亘丐爻 賵兀賳 賷賮毓賱 賰賱 賲丕 賱丕 賷乇睾亘 亘賴 賵賷兀賲賱 賮賯胤 賷兀賲賱 亘兀賳 賷鬲睾賷乇 賴匕丕 丕賱丨丕賱 賷賵賲丕賸 賲賳 丕賱兀賷丕賲貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賲購禺賷賮 兀賳 鬲噩丿 賳賮爻賰 亘丕亘鬲賷 賵賱賵 亘賳爻亘丞 亘爻賷胤丞貙 賴賳丕 毓賱賷賰 兀賳 鬲囟丨賰 毓賱賶 賳賮爻賰 兀賵賱丕賸貙 賵鬲毓賱賲 兀賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱鬲賵丕賮賴 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賲鬲氐 丨賱丕賵丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賳 丿丕禺賱賰貙 賵亘毓丿賴丕 毓賱賷賰 兀賳 鬲賮賰乇 亘鬲睾賷賷乇 賳賮爻賰 .
兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賳賵毓丕賸 賲丕 賲禺鬲賱賮貙 賱賷爻 亘丕賱卮賰賱 丕賱賲鬲毓賵丿 毓賱賷賴 賵丕賱爻亘亘 賷毓賵丿 亘兀賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰購鬲亘鬲 賮賷 毓卮乇賷賳丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷貙 賵亘丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 匕賱賰 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰兀賳賴丕 鬲購毓丕賱噩 賲噩鬲賲毓丕鬲 丕賱賷賵賲貙 兀賲乇 睾乇賷亘 賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 賱賱胤亘丕卅毓 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 兀賳 賱丕 鬲鬲睾賷乇貙 賯丿 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱賲賱賱 廿匕丕 賯乇兀鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賮賷 賲賯賷丕爻 夭賲賳賷 爻乇賷毓貙 賵賱賰賳 賱賵 兀禺匕鬲 賵賯鬲賰 賮賷 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 爻鬲爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘賴丕 賰孬賷乇丕賸貙 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 兀賵丿 丨賯丕賸 兀賳 兀賳氐丨 亘賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 .
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噩賵乇噩 賮. 亘丕亘鬲 乇噩賱 兀賲乇賷賰賷 賮賷 賲賳鬲氐賮 丕賱毓購賲乇貙 賵賰賷賱 毓賯丕乇賷 賳丕噩丨貙 賷毓賷卮 賮賷 亘賱丿丞 氐睾賷乇丞 鬲購丿毓賶 "夭賷賳賷孬"貙 賮賷 賲賳夭賱 賲夭賾賵丿 亘兀丨丿孬 丕賱鬲賯賳賷丕鬲貙 賲鬲夭賵噩 賵賱賴 賵賱丿 賵丕亘賳鬲丕賳貙 賷賳鬲賲賷 賱毓丿丿 賲賳 丕賱賲丐爻爻丕鬲 賵丕賱賳賵丕丿賷 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 -毓丕丿丞 賲丕 鬲丨丿丿 丌乇丕卅賴 賵兀賮賰丕乇賴-貙 賷夭賵乇 丕賱賰賳賷爻丞貙 賷賱毓亘 丕賱睾購賵賱賮貙 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賷毓賷卮 丨賷丕丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 丕賱賲孬丕賱賷丞 丕賱賲賳鬲賲賷 賱賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 賵賱賰賳 亘丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 賰賱 卮賷亍 賵乇丕亍 賴匕賴 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賴購賳丕賱賰 丕賱卮毓購賵乇 亘毓丿賲 丕賱乇囟丕貙 賵毓丿賲 丕賱兀賲丕賳 .. 賵鬲爻丕丐賱 賴賱 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賳 丕賱賲賮鬲乇囟 兀賳 鬲賯丿賲 卮賷卅丕賸 丌禺乇責
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲購乇賰夭 毓賱賶 兀爻賱賵亘 丨賷丕丞 亘丕亘鬲 亘鬲賮丕氐賷賱賴丕貙 賵毓賱賶 卮禺氐賷丞 亘丕亘鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲爻禺乇 賲賳 賰賱 卮賷亍 賲賲賰賳 賱賱賲乇亍 兀賳 賷爻禺乇 賲賳賴貙 鬲氐賵乇 丕賱乇睾亘丞 賮賷 丕賱丕賳鬲賲丕亍 賵丕賱乇睾亘丞 亘賭丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱鬲賮賵賯 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 賵丕賱賲丕賱賷貙 鬲氐賵乇 丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱乇囟丕 丕賱夭丕卅賮 賵丕賱賳賮丕賯 賵丕賱鬲亘噩丨貙 鬲購賱賯賷 賳馗乇丞 賲胤賵賱丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賳噩丕丨 賵丕賱賯賵丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷購馗賴乇賴丕 丕賱賲乇亍 賵賮賷 匕丕鬲 丕賱賵賯鬲 毓賳 卮毓賵乇賴 丕賱爻丕卅丿 亘丕賱賮卮賱 賵丕賱丕爻鬲賷丕亍 賵丕賱賲賱賱 賲賳 丨賷丕鬲賴貙 鬲購馗賴乇 賲卮賰賱丞 鬲亘賳賷 兀賮賰丕乇 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賵丕賳毓丿丕賲 丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 丕賱賮乇丿賷貙 賵鬲賯丕鬲賱 丕賱胤亘賯賷賾丞 亘賰賱 卮乇丕爻丞 .
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 睾賳賷賾丞 亘丕賱氐賵乇貙 亘丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 兀賳 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 賱賷爻鬲 賰孬賷乇丞 亘丕賱廿賲賰丕賳 鬲賱禺賷氐賴丕 亘賭 丨賷丕丞 亘丕亘鬲 丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞 丕賱亘丕卅爻丞貙 鬲賲乇丿 亘丕亘鬲貙 毓賵丿丞 亘丕亘鬲 賱丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱賵丕賯毓賷丞 丕賱亘丕卅爻丞貙 賱賰賳 賰賱 賲賵賯賮 賲賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱賷賵賲賷賾丞 賷購馗賴乇 氐賵乇丞 毓馗賷賲丞貙 丨賷丕丞 亘丕亘鬲 鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲爻鬲丕亍貙 鬲囟丨賰 賲毓賴貙 賵鬲囟丨賰 毓賱賷賴 賵丨鬲賲丕 鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲鬲爻丕卅賱 廿賳 賰丕賳 賲賳 丕賱賲賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賯囟賷 廿賳爻丕賳 丨賷丕丞 賰丕賲賱丞 亘賰賱 賴匕丕 丕賱亘丐爻 賵兀賳 賷賮毓賱 賰賱 賲丕 賱丕 賷乇睾亘 亘賴 賵賷兀賲賱 賮賯胤 賷兀賲賱 亘兀賳 賷鬲睾賷乇 賴匕丕 丕賱丨丕賱 賷賵賲丕賸 賲賳 丕賱兀賷丕賲貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賲購禺賷賮 兀賳 鬲噩丿 賳賮爻賰 亘丕亘鬲賷 賵賱賵 亘賳爻亘丞 亘爻賷胤丞貙 賴賳丕 毓賱賷賰 兀賳 鬲囟丨賰 毓賱賶 賳賮爻賰 兀賵賱丕賸貙 賵鬲毓賱賲 兀賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賱賷卅丞 亘丕賱鬲賵丕賮賴 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賲鬲氐 丨賱丕賵丞 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賳 丿丕禺賱賰貙 賵亘毓丿賴丕 毓賱賷賰 兀賳 鬲賮賰乇 亘鬲睾賷賷乇 賳賮爻賰 .
兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賳賵毓丕賸 賲丕 賲禺鬲賱賮貙 賱賷爻 亘丕賱卮賰賱 丕賱賲鬲毓賵丿 毓賱賷賴 賵丕賱爻亘亘 賷毓賵丿 亘兀賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰購鬲亘鬲 賮賷 毓卮乇賷賳丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷貙 賵亘丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 匕賱賰 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰兀賳賴丕 鬲購毓丕賱噩 賲噩鬲賲毓丕鬲 丕賱賷賵賲貙 兀賲乇 睾乇賷亘 賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 賱賱胤亘丕卅毓 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 兀賳 賱丕 鬲鬲睾賷乇貙 賯丿 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱賲賱賱 廿匕丕 賯乇兀鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賮賷 賲賯賷丕爻 夭賲賳賷 爻乇賷毓貙 賵賱賰賳 賱賵 兀禺匕鬲 賵賯鬲賰 賮賷 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 爻鬲爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘賴丕 賰孬賷乇丕賸貙 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 兀賵丿 丨賯丕賸 兀賳 兀賳氐丨 亘賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 .
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November 14, 2016
How I loved reading this book! The humoresque style in which it is told. It' a twenties story but actually very actual about a middleclass estate agent who is confronted with midlife crisis and something as a burnout. He wants to be popular, wants to do everything for it. His social staus is very important for him and his wife. But he climbs high and falls low and then understands that only self-relevation is the answer to life. The book never becomes dull. You have to laugh with Babbitt's trying to please everyone and his aching for a high social status. It's often hilarious but also you sometimes feel sorry for him. It's a great book! One of my favourites.
February 7, 2017
爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 賲爻乇丨賷 賵 乇賵丕卅賷 兀賲乇賷賰賷 賷爻鬲丨賯 兀賳 鬲賵胤賾丿 氐丿丕賯鬲賰 賰賯丕乇卅 亘賴貙 亘賲丕 廿賳賷 卮丕賴丿鬲 賮賷賱賲 " 廿賷賱賲乇 睾丕賳鬲乇賷" 賵 賴賵 賲賯鬲亘爻 毓賳 乇賵丕賷丞 賱 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻貙 賲賳 亘胤賵賱丞 毓賲丕賱賯丞 賴賵賱賷賵賵丿 亘賷乇鬲 賱丕賳賰爻鬲乇 賵 噩賷賷賳 爻丕賷賲賵賳夭 賵賴賵 賮賷賱賲 兀亘丿毓 賮賷賴 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 賲鬲賳丕賵賱丕賸 丕賱噩丿賱賷丞 丕賱丿賷賳賷丞 賵 丕賱氐丨賵丞 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賮卮鬲 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱毓氐乇貙 丨賷賳賴丕 丕鬲匕賰乇 丕賳賷 賯乇丕鬲 賲賯丕賱 賳賯丿賷 賷爻禺乇 賲賲賳 賷賯賵賱 兀賳 賱賵賷爻 賷賮囟丨 賵賷毓乇賷 賲噩鬲賲毓賴 賵 賱賰賳 賴匕丕 賲丕 丕爻鬲賳鬲噩鬲賴 賲賳 鬲賲丕賲賸丕 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵 匕賱賰 丕賱賮賷賱賲貙 丕賱兀噩賵丕亍 丕賱丨賵丕乇賷丞 丕賱丿賷賳賷丞 賮賷 丕賱賮賷賱賲 賲賳 賯亘賷賱 ( 丕賱乇亘 賷鬲丨乇賰 亘胤乇賷賯丞 睾丕賲囟丞)兀賵 ( 兀賮毓賱 兀賮囟賱 賲丕 賷賲賰賳賰 賵 兀鬲乇賰 丕賱亘賯賷丞 賱賱乇亘) 賵 賰兀賳賴丕 兀噩賵丕亍 賲鬲賳丕賯囟丞 賲毓 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賷賰鬲亘賴丕 賯賱賲 丌禺乇 丨賷孬 丕賱鬲乇賰賷夭 毓賱賶 賵氐賮 丕賱賲丕丿賷丕鬲 賵 賰兀賳 亘氐乇 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賲丨氐賵乇 毓賱賶 賷賲賱賰貙 賵 賵賱丿 賱賷賲賱賰! 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賳噩丿 爻胤賵丞 丕賱爻賱胤丞 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 鬲爻賷賾乇 亘賱丕丿 賰 兀賲乇賷賰丕 賵 鬲丨賰賲賴丕 賮毓賱賷丕 丨鬲賶 賰兀賳賴丕 丕賱爻賱胤丞 丕賱賵丨賷丿丞 賵 賱丕 爻賱胤丞 爻賵丕賴丕貙 賰賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 鬲賮毓賱 丕賱爻賱胤丞 丕賱丿賷賳賷丞 賮賷 丕賱賮賷賱賲 賵賰賱丕賴賲丕 鬲睾賷亘 毓賳賴賲丕 爻賱胤丞 丕賱毓賯賱 .. 賴匕丕 丕賱丕禺鬲賱丕賮 賯胤毓丕 賷丿賱賾 毓賱賶 亘乇丕毓丞 賱賵賷爻 賵 賷丿賱賾 亘丕賱兀賰孬乇 毓賱賶 丕爻鬲丨賯丕賯賴 賱 噩丕卅夭丞 賳賵亘賱 賱賱丌丿丕亘 賱丕亘鬲賰丕乇賴 兀賳賵丕毓 噩丿賷丿丞 賲賳 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 鬲鬲賲賷夭 亘丨爻賾 賮賰丕賴賷 爻丕禺乇. 賷賰賮賷賴 賮禺乇賸丕 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賰 卮禺氐賷丞 廿賷賱賲乇 睾丕賳鬲乇賷 賵 噩賵乇噩 賮 亘丕亘賽賷鬲 賲賳 乇氐賷丿 禺賷丕賱賴 丕賱兀丿亘賷.
丕賱賲賴賲 賴賳丕 兀賳 丕賱賲賮丕噩兀丞 兀賳 匕賽賰乇 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 賲乇賾 賮賷 鬲賱賰 丕賱丨賵丕乇丕鬲 丕賱丿賷賳賷丞 賮賷 丕賱賮賷賱賲 毓賱賶 賱爻丕賳 廿賷賱賲乇 睾丕賳鬲乇賷 亘賵氐賮賴 賰丕鬲亘 賲賱丨丿 賵 賲噩丿賮 賵 賴匕丕 賮丕賯 丕賱賮賷賱賲 兀賴賲賷丞 毓賳丿賷貙 賵 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 賴賳丕 噩賵乇噩 賮 亘丕亘賷鬲 賲乇鬲 賴賳丕賰 賰卮禺氐賷丞 孬丕賳賵賷丞 亘賲賳氐亘 爻賰乇鬲賷乇 賱睾乇賮丞 丕賱鬲噩丕乇丞 賮賷 夭賷賳賷孬 丕賱毓丕氐賲丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賱賱睾乇亘 丕賱丕賵爻胤 賰賲丕 賵氐賮賴丕 賵 匕賱賰 賱賷毓馗賲 賲賰丕賳鬲賴丕 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞貙 賵賴賵 賴賳丕賰 賰丕賳 乇噩賱 兀毓賲丕賱 賳丕噩丨 賷胤賱亘 賲爻丕毓丿丞 賲噩賲賵毓丞 丕賱氐丨賵丞 ( 廿賷賱賲乇 睾丕賳鬲乇賷 賵 丕賱乇丕賴亘丞 卮丕乇賵賳 賮丕賱賰賵賳乇) 賱賱賯丿賵賲 賱賲丿賷賳丞 夭賷賳賷孬 丕賱鬲賷 亘丕鬲鬲 賰賳丕卅爻賴丕 禺丕賱賷丞 賲賳 丕賱賲丐賲賳賷賳 乇睾賲 丕夭丿賴丕乇賴丕 賲賲丕 賷賳匕乇 亘丕賱禺胤乇貙 胤亘毓丕 賴匕丕 丕賱乇噩賱 賷賲鬲賱賰 丕賰孬乇 賲賳 賵噩賴 丕賱賳丕噩丨 賵 丕賱賵氐賵賱賷 賵 丕賱賲賯丕賲乇. 賷亘賯賶 丕賱爻丐丕賱 丕賱匕賷 賷丐乇賯賳賷 賰賯丕乇卅丞 - 亘賱 賵 賷賯鬲賱賳賷 賲賳 丕賱賮囟賵賱- 賴賱 賴賳丕賰 噩爻賵乇 賰賴匕賴 爻鬲鬲賯丕胤毓 亘賷賳 兀毓賲丕賱賴 賱賲 兀丿乇賰 兀亘毓丕丿賴丕 亘毓丿責
賮賴賳丕賱賰 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱丌乇丕亍 丕賱鬲賷 乇亘胤鬲 乇兀賷 爻賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丨賵賱 乇卅賷爻 賲賳 毓丕賱賲 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 卮禺氐 廿丿丕乇賷 賵 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 亘賵氐賵賱 鬲乇丕賲亘 賱賱爻賱胤丞 賵 賯丿 禺購氐氐鬲 賲賯丕賱丕鬲 毓賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賳亘賵亍丞 丕賱鬲賷 爻亘賯鬲 毓賴丿賴丕 亘 80 毓丕賲貙 賵 賴匕丕 丕賱乇兀賷 賷兀鬲賷 亘丕賱鬲賮氐賷賱 賮賷 乇賵丕賷丞 賱 賱賵賷爻 ( it can't happen here) 兀孬丕乇鬲 匕毓乇 丕賱毓丕賲丞 丨賵賱 乇卅賷爻 賲賳 乇噩丕賱 丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賱賴 爻賱賵賰賷丕鬲 睾乇賷亘丞 賵 丌乇丕亍 兀睾乇亘 賵賱賲 鬲鬲乇噩賲 賱賱毓乇亘賷丞 亘毓丿 毓賱賶 賲丕 丕毓鬲賯丿 賵賱賰賳賴丕 匕丕卅毓丞 丕賱氐賷鬲 賵 賱丕賯鬲 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕噩 兀賷丕賲 丨賲賱丕鬲 鬲乇丕賲亘 丕賱丕賳鬲禺丕亘賷丞 貙 毓賲賵賲丕 賱賷爻 亘睾乇賷亘 毓賳 丕賱兀丿亘 鬲賯丿賷賲 賴賰匕丕 賳亘賵亍丕鬲 爻丕亘賯丞 賱夭賲丕賳賴丕 賴匕丕 丿賱賷賱 丕賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賱丕 賷賰鬲亘 賲賳 亘乇噩 毓丕噩賷 亘賱 賷丿乇爻 賲噩鬲賲毓賴 賵 賷噩賷丿 丕賱鬲禺賲賷賳 廿賱賶 兀賷賳 爻賷氐賱 賵 鬲丨胤 亘賴 丕賱乇丨丕賱貙 兀賷 爻賱丕賲丞 賮賰乇賷丞 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲丨賱賶 亘賴丕 賱賵賷爻 賱賷亘丨乇 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱亘丨賵乇 丕賱氐毓亘丞 賵 賱賷孬賷乇 鬲爻丕丐賱丕鬲 爻丕亘賯丞 賱毓賴丿賴丕 賵 賰賱賴 賯賳丕毓丞 兀賳 卮毓亘賴 賯丕丿乇 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲氐丿賷 賱賴賰匕丕 氐毓賵亘丕鬲 賵 賴賵 賴賷兀賴賲 亘丿乇賵賴 賱匕賱賰. 賴賷兀賴賲 亘賳賯賱 丕賱氐賵乇丞 丕賱丨賷丞 賲賳 夭丕賵賷丞 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賮賷 賰賱 賲乇丞 丿賵賳 鬲胤賮賱 毓賱賶 丕賱氐賵乇丞 賮賱賳 鬲噩丿 乇兀賷 賵丕丨丿 賱 賱賵賷爻 賷賮乇囟 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇 賲睾丕賷乇丞 賱賲爻鬲賳賯毓 鬲賮賰賷乇 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞. 賰賱賴賲 賰丕賳賵丕 亘丕亘賽賷鬲 丨鬲賶 賱賲 賷毓丿 賱賵賷爻 賲賴鬲賲丕 亘廿氐賱丕丨賴賲.. 廿賳 賰賳鬲 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 乇賵丕賷丞 氐賵鬲 賰丕鬲亘賴丕 睾丕卅亘 鬲賲丕賲賸丕 賮賴賷 賴匕賴. 賮丕賱丨丕賱丞 賵丨丿賴丕 賲賳 鬲鬲賰賱賲 賵 毓亘孬丕 鬲爻鬲丿乇 卮賮賯丞 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賱賷賵噩賴賴丕 賰賷賮 鬲爻賷乇 .. 賵 兀毓鬲賯丿 兀賳 賴匕丕 爻亘亘 丕賱囟噩丞 丕賱鬲賷 丨乇賰鬲賴丕 賮賷 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 丨賷賳賴丕.
丕賱賵氐賮 丕賱賲丕丿賷 賵 鬲乇賰賷亘丞 鬲賮賰賷乇 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 - 亘丕亘賽賷鬲- 賯乇賷亘 賲賳 卮禺氐賷丞 睾丕鬲爻亘賷 丕賱毓馗賷賲 賵 賴匕丕 賲賱丨賵馗 亘卮賰賱 賰亘賷乇 賵 胤亘賷毓賷 賱兀賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賰鬲亘鬲 毓賳 " 毓氐乇 丕賱噩丕夭 " 賰賲丕 兀胤賱賯 賮賷鬲夭噩賷乇丕賱丿 賴匕丕 丕賱賲爻賲賶 亘賳賮爻賴 毓賱賶 乇賵丕賷丞 睾丕鬲爻亘賷 丕賱毓馗賷賲貙 毓氐乇 丕賱噩丕夭 賱丕 賷卮賲賱 賳賵毓 丕賱賲賵爻賷賯賶 丕賱鬲賷 丕賳卮乇鬲 丨賷賳賴丕 賮賯胤 亘賱 賴賵 毓氐乇 丕賱賲禺鬲乇毓丕鬲 丕賱爻賷丕乇丞 賵 丕賱鬲賱賮賵賳 賵丕賱乇丕丿賷賵 賵 毓氐乇 丕賱胤賮乇丞 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 丕賱賲賮丕噩兀丞 賵 丕賱乇禺丕亍 * 丕賱賮禺賮禺賴* 賮賷 兀毓賯丕亘 丕賱乇賰賵丿 丕賱匕賷 禺賱賮鬲賴 丕賱丨乇亘 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 丕賱丕賵賱賶 .
賲丕 丕賱賲賲賷夭 賮賷 卮禺氐賷丞 噩賵乇噩 賮 亘丕亘賽賷鬲責 乇亘賲丕 賰賵賳賴 亘卮乇賷 噩丿賸丕 賵 賷囟毓 丕賱乇噩賵賱丞 賮賷 賳氐丕亘賴丕 賮賱丕 賲賰丕賳 賱賱賲孬丕賱賷丞 賮賷 鬲賮賰賷乇賴 賵 鬲氐乇賮丕鬲賴貙 賲丕 丿丕賲 賷鬲賳賮爻 賮賱賳 賷丨爻賲 兀賲乇賴 丨賵賱 兀賲乇 賲丕 賳賴丕卅賷丕貙 賷孬賷乇 噩賳賵賳 賳賮爻賴 賯亘賱 噩賳賵賳賳丕.. 賴賵 乇噩賱 丨賯賷賯賷 賲賴賲丕 賯丕賱 丕賱乇噩丕賱 毓賳賴 賴匕丕 賱丕 賷賲孬賱賳丕 賮 亘丕亘賽賷鬲 賷毓胤賷 賴賲賵賲 丕賱乇噩丕賱 毓丕賱賲賸丕 兀亘毓丿 賲賳 丕賱睾乇丕卅夭 丨鬲賶 丕賱睾乇丕卅夭 丕賱兀賰孬乇 丿賳丕亍丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賳賮乇 丕賱賲乇亍 鬲鬲賯亘賱賴丕 賰賯丕乇卅 賵 鬲毓胤賷賴 兀毓匕丕乇 賵 鬲丿賵乇 賲毓賴 賮賷 丿賵丕卅乇 賴賲賵賲賴 賵 賴賲賵賲 賲賳 賷賴賲賴 兀賲乇賴賲.
丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 乇夭賷賳丞 賵鬲爻鬲丨賯 丕賱廿卮丕丿丞 .
" 賰賷賮 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 兀賳 賷鬲丨賲賱 丨賷丕鬲賴 賴匕賴 丕賱爻賳賷賳 賰賱賴丕... "
" 賰丕賳 丕賱賲亘賳賶 賰亘賷乇丕賸- 賵 賰丕賳 亘丕亘賽鬲 賷丨鬲乇賲 丕賱賰亘乇 賮賷 賰賱 卮賷亍 "
" 廿匕丕 賰丕賳 丕賱賳丕爻 賱丕 賷丨亘賵賳 丕賱爻噩賳貙 賮賱賷鬲氐乇賮賵丕 鬲氐乇賮丕賸 丨爻賳丕賸 丨鬲賶 賷馗賱賵丕 禺丕乇噩賴 "
" 廿賳 兀禺賱丕賯 賲毓馗賲 丕賱賳丕爻 賲毓賵噩賾丞 賯賱賷賱丕賺貙 亘丨賷孬 賷鬲賵賯毓賵賳 爻賱賮丕賸 兀賳 賷賰匕亘 丕賱賲乇亍 毓賱賷賴賲"
" 賰賱 賲丕 賳賮毓賱賴 賴賵 兀賳 賷賯氐賾 兀丨丿賳丕 乇賯亘丞 丕賱丌禺乇 孬賲 賷噩毓賱 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇 賷丿賮毓 賲賯丕亘賱 匕賱賰 !"
" 賲丕匕丕 鬲鬲賵賯毓責 兀鬲馗賳 兀賳賳丕 兀鬲賷賳丕 賱賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賱賰賷 賳賲囟賷 賮賷賴 兀賵賯丕鬲賸丕 賴賷賳丞 胤賷亘丞- 賲丕 賴匕丕責.. 兀鬲馗賳 兀賳賳丕 噩卅賳丕 賱賳賳丕賲 毓賱賶 賮乇丕卮 賲賳 丕賱夭賴賵乇責 兀鬲馗賳 兀賳 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 禺購賱賽賯賻 賱賷賰賵賳 爻毓賷丿賸丕 賮賯胤責"
" 胤賷賱丞 丿賯丕卅賯 賰孬賷乇丞貙 胤賷賱丞 爻丕毓丕鬲 賰孬賷乇丞貙 胤賷賱丞 夭賲賳 兀亘丿賷 賮丕乇睾 賰卅賷亘貙 馗賱 亘丕亘賽鬲 乇丕賯丿賸丕貙 賲爻鬲賷賯馗賸丕貙 賲乇鬲噩賮賸丕貙 賲乇鬲丿賸丕 賱匕毓乇賴 丕賱亘丿丕卅賷貙 賲丿乇賰賸丕 兀賳賾賴 賮丕夭 亘丕賱丨乇賷丞貙 賲鬲爻丕卅賱丕賸 毓賲丕 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賮毓賱賴 亘卮賷亍 賷噩賴賱賴 賱賴匕丕 丕賱丨丿.. 亘丨乇賷丞 鬲購丨乇噩賴 賱賴匕賴 丕賱丿乇噩丞. "
" 鬲囟胤乇 賱鬲噩賲賷賱 丕賱兀賲賵乇 兀丨賷丕賳賸丕 丨鬲賶 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱鬲兀孬賷乇 毓賱賶 亘毓囟 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐"
March 9, 2021
I really enjoyed Babbitt about a character who starts out as a middle-class real estate agent who has his brief moment of glory before being humbled by life, and passing through a phase of empathy with the working class, regains his position in the hierarchy. It is well-written and interesting as a portrayal of the midwestern American bourgeois at the turn of the century and just after WWI. It was more or less this book that won him the Nobel Prize for Literature, well-deserved I believe. Very readable, it proposes an archetype that, although somewhat forgotten today, described the average salesman personality of passive machismo and alcoholism.
January 20, 2013
Actually, I read this as part of a self-oriented challenge to read a few of the "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" list; like the ones I've chosen so far it turned out to be a fine novel, one with more than a lot of relevance to our modern world considering it was written in the 1920s.
George F. Babbitt is a real estate agent in Zenith, a Midwestern city of of "towers of steel and cement and limestone" where the population has grown to "practically 362,000." While anyone visiting its business center would be hard pressed to distinguish it from other major cities, George finds every inch of it "individual and stirring." He is married, has two children, and is above all wrapped up in his community standing. He belongs to a number of civic organizations, most prominently, the Zenith Boosters鈥� Club, where his like-minded, middle-class associates bow to the gods of business, money and progress and work to keep out any elements that they believe might possibly upset their collective and lucrative apple carts.
George lives in a modern house with the latest technologies, belongs to a church, plays golf, and his opinions are shaped by the institutions and people with whom he associates and his political party. Underneath his public persona, however, he's starting to think that perhaps there's something missing, that he's not "entirely satisfied." George has an ongoing and secret dream fantasy of a "fairy child" who will help him to escape to places 鈥渕ore romantic than scarlet pagodas by a silver sea,鈥� but the dreams are short lived; when daybreak comes it's back to more practical things. One of his old college buds and best friend, Paul Riesling, dreamed of becoming a concert violinist, but he too has jettisoned his dreams and has become a member of Zenith's middle-class business community. Unlike Babbitt, however, he is not afraid to confide his personal dissatisfaction: he's bored, his wife Zilla is a constant nag who makes him unhappy enough to have affairs, and he has come to the realization that in the business world, "all we do is cut each other's throats and make the public pay for it." Paul is the only one of Babbitt's associates that recognizes the need for responsibility -- something that Babbitt and his other cronies don't get. When Paul's problems with Zilla come to a head and he literally can no longer take it, he snaps -- and his actions and their consequences send Babbitt into introspective mode where he comes to realize that his way of life has been "incredibly mechanical:"
"Mechanical business -- a brisk selling of badly built houses. Mechanical religion -- a dry, hard church, shut off from the real life of the streets, inhumanly respectable as a top-hat. Mechanical golf and dinner-parties and bridge and conversation. Save with Paul Riesling, mechanical friendships -- back-slapping and jocular, never daring to essay the test of quietness."
prodding George into full-on rebellion.
I won't say any more -- the novel is an excellent piece of satire on conformity and middle-class culture, business or otherwise. It is set in a time when unions, Socialism and any other form of organization among workers constituted a perceived threat to the American way of life; a time when the "American way of settling labor-troubles was for workmen to trust and love their employers." As Lewis remarks on an organization called the Good Citizens' League, the members of this group believed that
"the working-classes must be kept in their place ... that American Democracy did not imply any equality of wealth, but did demand a wholesome sameness of thought, dress, painting, morals and vocabulary."
There is also a very purposeful delineation of class in this novel, and Lewis has a way of juxtaposing one against the other in well-crafted scenes. The above-mentioned tedious minutiae which I wanted to end while my head was pounding with the flu also has a purpose that is not readily apparent, but which gains in importance over the course of the novel. Obviously there's much more to it, and there are some hefty critiques and reviews to be found where perhaps more can be gleaned.
It is rather difficult to read, I suspect, under the best of conditions, so if you are contemplating it as a choice from the 1001 books you must read, my advice is not to give up. The book is constructed as a series of events and vignettes that eventually all come together in an ending which was not so predictable yet powerful, at least for me. Recommended -- but take your time with it.
George F. Babbitt is a real estate agent in Zenith, a Midwestern city of of "towers of steel and cement and limestone" where the population has grown to "practically 362,000." While anyone visiting its business center would be hard pressed to distinguish it from other major cities, George finds every inch of it "individual and stirring." He is married, has two children, and is above all wrapped up in his community standing. He belongs to a number of civic organizations, most prominently, the Zenith Boosters鈥� Club, where his like-minded, middle-class associates bow to the gods of business, money and progress and work to keep out any elements that they believe might possibly upset their collective and lucrative apple carts.
George lives in a modern house with the latest technologies, belongs to a church, plays golf, and his opinions are shaped by the institutions and people with whom he associates and his political party. Underneath his public persona, however, he's starting to think that perhaps there's something missing, that he's not "entirely satisfied." George has an ongoing and secret dream fantasy of a "fairy child" who will help him to escape to places 鈥渕ore romantic than scarlet pagodas by a silver sea,鈥� but the dreams are short lived; when daybreak comes it's back to more practical things. One of his old college buds and best friend, Paul Riesling, dreamed of becoming a concert violinist, but he too has jettisoned his dreams and has become a member of Zenith's middle-class business community. Unlike Babbitt, however, he is not afraid to confide his personal dissatisfaction: he's bored, his wife Zilla is a constant nag who makes him unhappy enough to have affairs, and he has come to the realization that in the business world, "all we do is cut each other's throats and make the public pay for it." Paul is the only one of Babbitt's associates that recognizes the need for responsibility -- something that Babbitt and his other cronies don't get. When Paul's problems with Zilla come to a head and he literally can no longer take it, he snaps -- and his actions and their consequences send Babbitt into introspective mode where he comes to realize that his way of life has been "incredibly mechanical:"
"Mechanical business -- a brisk selling of badly built houses. Mechanical religion -- a dry, hard church, shut off from the real life of the streets, inhumanly respectable as a top-hat. Mechanical golf and dinner-parties and bridge and conversation. Save with Paul Riesling, mechanical friendships -- back-slapping and jocular, never daring to essay the test of quietness."
prodding George into full-on rebellion.
I won't say any more -- the novel is an excellent piece of satire on conformity and middle-class culture, business or otherwise. It is set in a time when unions, Socialism and any other form of organization among workers constituted a perceived threat to the American way of life; a time when the "American way of settling labor-troubles was for workmen to trust and love their employers." As Lewis remarks on an organization called the Good Citizens' League, the members of this group believed that
"the working-classes must be kept in their place ... that American Democracy did not imply any equality of wealth, but did demand a wholesome sameness of thought, dress, painting, morals and vocabulary."
There is also a very purposeful delineation of class in this novel, and Lewis has a way of juxtaposing one against the other in well-crafted scenes. The above-mentioned tedious minutiae which I wanted to end while my head was pounding with the flu also has a purpose that is not readily apparent, but which gains in importance over the course of the novel. Obviously there's much more to it, and there are some hefty critiques and reviews to be found where perhaps more can be gleaned.
It is rather difficult to read, I suspect, under the best of conditions, so if you are contemplating it as a choice from the 1001 books you must read, my advice is not to give up. The book is constructed as a series of events and vignettes that eventually all come together in an ending which was not so predictable yet powerful, at least for me. Recommended -- but take your time with it.
April 24, 2020
'Babbitt' by Sinclair Lewis has dated vocabulary which was common to Babbitt's class of Midwestern businessmen of the 1920's, but there is nothing dated about the book's themes! Frankly, it is shocking that I can see almost no change of attitudes in the social class Lewis is focusing on in the novel even though this book was written in 1922.
From the Barnes and Noble edition's book cover:
"In the small midwestern city of Zenith, George Babbitt seems to have it all: a successful real-estate business, a devoted wife, three children, and a house with all the modern conveniences. Yet, dissatisfied and lonely, he鈥檚 begun to question the conformity, consumerism, and competitiveness of his conservative, and ultimately cultureless middle-class community. His despairing sense that something, many things are missing from his life leads him into a flirtation with liberal politics and a fling with an attractive and seemingly "bohemian鈥� widow. But he soon finds that his attempts at rebellion may cost more than he is willing to pay. "
Readers should note Lewis writes from the viewpoint of his characters, slyly exposing their ugly social-class prejudices and the casual cruelties of their tunnel vision. Of course, these people see nothing wrong in how they live or what they believe. Everyone they associate themselves with enforces their beliefs. The main characters live inside an echo chamber of parroted slogans.They trod a narrow path of judgemental righteousness dependent on a lockstepped white middle-class conservative conventionality. There is obvious racism, anti-Jewish rhetoric, and a scorn of the working-class and their efforts to form unions. Women are dull-eyed married matrons or "fast" in their eyes. Elite-university educations are suspicious since those possessing such an education might mean a lack of support in the self-serving sensibilities of these American Chamber of Commerce/Protestant church members. People who come back from trips to Europe are seen as possibly infected with European-style male 'effeminacy' - an interest in abnormal Art or Music. However, there is complete obliviousness of their own class's prejudices and faults.
The shallow conformity and social group-think is enforced by a threat of shunning and loss of financial opportunities. Successful integration into business group norms is rewarded with respect and inclusion, with invites to mens' clubs.
Will Babbitt climb out of the deep valley of narrow perspectives?
The novel covers the same territory as . goes there as well. Being around square cog trying to fit into a square round hole can work - or maybe not. It depends on if one is able to file down those edges of who you really are, gentle reader, and what you are willing to give up to fit. Rewards can be great, or miniscule. Of course, moving from a social class to another social class has often been made impossibly ruinous by involved people. Not to mention the raw evil of using prejudices or power to unjustly destroy people who have the temerity of wanting to leave a group because of the implied criticism that entails.
From the Barnes and Noble edition's book cover:
"In the small midwestern city of Zenith, George Babbitt seems to have it all: a successful real-estate business, a devoted wife, three children, and a house with all the modern conveniences. Yet, dissatisfied and lonely, he鈥檚 begun to question the conformity, consumerism, and competitiveness of his conservative, and ultimately cultureless middle-class community. His despairing sense that something, many things are missing from his life leads him into a flirtation with liberal politics and a fling with an attractive and seemingly "bohemian鈥� widow. But he soon finds that his attempts at rebellion may cost more than he is willing to pay. "
Readers should note Lewis writes from the viewpoint of his characters, slyly exposing their ugly social-class prejudices and the casual cruelties of their tunnel vision. Of course, these people see nothing wrong in how they live or what they believe. Everyone they associate themselves with enforces their beliefs. The main characters live inside an echo chamber of parroted slogans.They trod a narrow path of judgemental righteousness dependent on a lockstepped white middle-class conservative conventionality. There is obvious racism, anti-Jewish rhetoric, and a scorn of the working-class and their efforts to form unions. Women are dull-eyed married matrons or "fast" in their eyes. Elite-university educations are suspicious since those possessing such an education might mean a lack of support in the self-serving sensibilities of these American Chamber of Commerce/Protestant church members. People who come back from trips to Europe are seen as possibly infected with European-style male 'effeminacy' - an interest in abnormal Art or Music. However, there is complete obliviousness of their own class's prejudices and faults.
The shallow conformity and social group-think is enforced by a threat of shunning and loss of financial opportunities. Successful integration into business group norms is rewarded with respect and inclusion, with invites to mens' clubs.
Will Babbitt climb out of the deep valley of narrow perspectives?
The novel covers the same territory as . goes there as well. Being a
May 3, 2019
Domanda d鈥檌scrizione
George F. Babbitt chiede di essere iscritto nella lista dei protagonisti improbabili (ed indimenticabili), di fianco a Morris Bober e William Stoner.
Con una traduzione magnificamente 芒g茅e Liliana Scalero restituisce il ritratto di un uomo che come i personaggi di Williams e Malamud non ha nessun talento da regalare ai propri lettori. Sinclair Lewis non intende barare sulla questione e lo presenta cos矛:
Il suo nome era George F. Babbitt. Aveva compiuto quarantasei anni ora, nell'aprile del 1920, e non fabbricava nulla di speciale: n茅 burro, n茅 scarpe, n茅 poesia, ma era abile nella professione di vender case ad un prezzo superiore a quello che la gente poteva pagare.
Chi ha spernacchiato Stoner 猫 meglio che scappi a gambe levate, il buon George 猫 privo anche dell鈥檃more per la letteratura che nutriva il professore. Per numerose pagine cercher脿 di mostrarsi l鈥檜omo di successo che vorrebbe essere frequentando club esclusivi, campi da golf e contornandosi di persone che incarnano il modo tipicamente americano di vedere il mondo, cio猫 un posto con delle regole che una lobby di uomini scaltri e predestinati, prima dettano e poi aggirano. Questi uomini sono coloro che si sentono in grado di creare una ricchezza che a loro avviso la maggior parte degli altri uomini non sarebbero in grado di creare, mescolano fede religiosa e sentimenti patriottici per occultare la loro avidit脿. Se non siete fra coloro che spernacchiarono Stoner, se avete continuato a leggere, se avete pi霉 di quarant鈥� anni, ecco che cosa ha in serbo George F. Babbitt per voi
Perch茅 un uomo si annoia con sua moglie, credi tu davvero che abbia il diritto di darle un calcio e squagliarsela, o ammazzarsi? Dio buono, non so quali 芦diritti禄 abbia l'uomo! E nemmeno so come ci si liberi dalla noia. Se lo sapessi, sarei l'unico filosofo che possiede la medicina per quella malattia che si chiama vita. Ma so che c'猫 forse dieci volte pi霉 gente di ci貌 che si crede, che trova la vita pesante, inutilmente pesante, e non vuole ammetterlo: e credo che se qualche volta ci sfogassimo e lo confessassimo, invece di essere buoni, pazienti e fedeli per sessant'anni e poi buoni, pazienti e morti per il resto dell'eternit脿, forse la vita sarebbe un po' pi霉 divertente.
Babbitt 猫 scontento, vive il conflitto fra ci貌 che la sua posizione sociale gli impone e la libert脿 che agognerebbe, oscilla fra considerare la propria famiglia una benedizione e un fardello. Il rapporto con la moglie si 猫 inevitabilmente usurato con il passare degli anni
Pens貌 a sua moglie. - Se soltanto, se soltanto non fosse cos矛 maledettamente rassegnata a diventare vecchia e posata. No! Non voglio! Non voglio tornare! Fra tre anni avr貌 cinquant'anni. Fra tredici anni, sessanta. Voglio godermi un po' la vita, prima che sia troppo tardi. Non me ne importa niente! Lo voglio!
Metto Babbit nella lista di cui aveva chiesto di far parte, a fianco per貌 non c鈥櫭� posto, devo metterlo un rigo pi霉 in basso.
George F. Babbitt chiede di essere iscritto nella lista dei protagonisti improbabili (ed indimenticabili), di fianco a Morris Bober e William Stoner.
Con una traduzione magnificamente 芒g茅e Liliana Scalero restituisce il ritratto di un uomo che come i personaggi di Williams e Malamud non ha nessun talento da regalare ai propri lettori. Sinclair Lewis non intende barare sulla questione e lo presenta cos矛:
Il suo nome era George F. Babbitt. Aveva compiuto quarantasei anni ora, nell'aprile del 1920, e non fabbricava nulla di speciale: n茅 burro, n茅 scarpe, n茅 poesia, ma era abile nella professione di vender case ad un prezzo superiore a quello che la gente poteva pagare.
Chi ha spernacchiato Stoner 猫 meglio che scappi a gambe levate, il buon George 猫 privo anche dell鈥檃more per la letteratura che nutriva il professore. Per numerose pagine cercher脿 di mostrarsi l鈥檜omo di successo che vorrebbe essere frequentando club esclusivi, campi da golf e contornandosi di persone che incarnano il modo tipicamente americano di vedere il mondo, cio猫 un posto con delle regole che una lobby di uomini scaltri e predestinati, prima dettano e poi aggirano. Questi uomini sono coloro che si sentono in grado di creare una ricchezza che a loro avviso la maggior parte degli altri uomini non sarebbero in grado di creare, mescolano fede religiosa e sentimenti patriottici per occultare la loro avidit脿. Se non siete fra coloro che spernacchiarono Stoner, se avete continuato a leggere, se avete pi霉 di quarant鈥� anni, ecco che cosa ha in serbo George F. Babbitt per voi
Perch茅 un uomo si annoia con sua moglie, credi tu davvero che abbia il diritto di darle un calcio e squagliarsela, o ammazzarsi? Dio buono, non so quali 芦diritti禄 abbia l'uomo! E nemmeno so come ci si liberi dalla noia. Se lo sapessi, sarei l'unico filosofo che possiede la medicina per quella malattia che si chiama vita. Ma so che c'猫 forse dieci volte pi霉 gente di ci貌 che si crede, che trova la vita pesante, inutilmente pesante, e non vuole ammetterlo: e credo che se qualche volta ci sfogassimo e lo confessassimo, invece di essere buoni, pazienti e fedeli per sessant'anni e poi buoni, pazienti e morti per il resto dell'eternit脿, forse la vita sarebbe un po' pi霉 divertente.
Babbitt 猫 scontento, vive il conflitto fra ci貌 che la sua posizione sociale gli impone e la libert脿 che agognerebbe, oscilla fra considerare la propria famiglia una benedizione e un fardello. Il rapporto con la moglie si 猫 inevitabilmente usurato con il passare degli anni
Pens貌 a sua moglie. - Se soltanto, se soltanto non fosse cos矛 maledettamente rassegnata a diventare vecchia e posata. No! Non voglio! Non voglio tornare! Fra tre anni avr貌 cinquant'anni. Fra tredici anni, sessanta. Voglio godermi un po' la vita, prima che sia troppo tardi. Non me ne importa niente! Lo voglio!
Metto Babbit nella lista di cui aveva chiesto di far parte, a fianco per貌 non c鈥櫭� posto, devo metterlo un rigo pi霉 in basso.
May 7, 2017
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - formerly the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel - has long been one of the most respectable and important accolades in American literature. It is, as we all know, awarded to the greatest literature (in the eyes of the jury) produced by an American author in the preceding year. Always has been. But the definition of great literature has changed a little over time, not just when it comes to vague perceptions, but even as regards explicit definitions. For example, in the 1920s, the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel was defined specifically, and uncontroversially, as being for:
the American novel published during the year which shall best present the wholesome atmosphere of American life, and the highest standard of American manners and manhood..
That definition is why Lewis' seventh novel, Main Street, despite being selected by the Pulitzer jury, was refused the prize (which went instead to the the less controversial The Age of Innocence). It's why Lewis, when his ninth novel, Arrowsmith, was finally offered the award, refused it in protest. And it's a pithy summation of everything that compelled Lewis to write his eight, and best-selling, novel, Babbitt.
[EDIT: turns out it's also why Babbitt in turn was selected by the jury but disqualified for unwholesomeness by the board. That time the prize went to Cather's One of Ours instead]
It's why it was controversial. And it's why it was a publishing phenomenon. It's why he won the Nobel Prize, and perhaps it's part of why he's steadily being forgotten. Sinclair Lewis was an insurgent in a war that ended long ago. It's not entirely clear whether he won.
For context, by the way: Lewis created a new genre and style of literature, he won the Nobel, and he sold a shitload of copies: two of his novels were the #1 best-selling novels of their year, a third was #2, and Babbitt itself haunted the top ten for two years in a row (getting its own dictionary entry in the process). Sinclair Lewis was to the 1920s what Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez and Tom Clancy would have been to the 1980s... if they had been the same person. This was a generation's One Hundred Years of Solitude and its Clear and Present Danger all rolled into one.
And you can read my meandering review of it
For those who don't have the time or energy to wade through that, here are some pros and cons...
PRO:
- it's a highy informative, exhaustively researched, all-encompassing and painstakingly of-the-second survey of life in America in 1920
- the extent to which it mirrors and foreshadows modern life, not only in general outline but in many details, is genuinely unsettling and depressing
- its an aggressive satire that is reliably amusing and occasionally hilarious
- both intentionally and unintentionally, its use of 1920 slang and idiom is itself amusing, as well as fascinating, and perfectly fits its portrait of a swell and zippy he-America* manic with pep, zing, zest and zow
- it may be the Ur-Text of the modern Literary Novel genre
- it is at times, particularly in the second half, an affecting presentation of bourgeois anomie, anxiety, and captivity, as well as of existential dread
CON:
- it may be the Ur-Text of the modern Literary Novel genre. It takes nothing-happening to an artform. Little exciting occurs, and most of that is in the second half
- if it were a fantasy novel, you'd say the author was obsessed with worldbuilding and that the plot was hijacked by self-indulgent travelogue; 80% of the novel could be removed without greatly damaging the whole
- since it is so of-its-second, between the slang and the fine nuances of social expectations in 1920, much of the impact of the novel has long since been lost
- Lewis, Nobel aside, is not a particularly fine writer, in technical terms. He attempts a wry irony in the style of a Wodehouse or a Cabell, but isn't as good at it as they were, and he errs too often on the side of prolixity (I recently read Cabell's Jurgen, which covers much of the same ground with a similar style but in a fantasy setting, and which I suspect Lewis took as a model for Babbitt in some ways - but the older novel is both funnier and better than its social realist nephew)
- he has, in particular, the grace and refinement of a jackhammer, and his approach to satirical irony is much like the approach to fine dining taken by a contestant in a no-holds-barred hotdog-eating contest. Obvious jokes/barbs are machine-gunned at the reader at an unyielding pace, and then repeated, and then explained, just to make sure you can't possibly fail to understand the meaning. Occasionally one hits the target; more often, the reader can appreciate the simple yet filling meat-by-product; and yet the sheer onslaught of it - while grimly, freakishly, impressive in its way - rather detracts from the reader's enjoyment of any particular bite
The result was something I enjoyed much more than I was expecting to (because it is funny and it does get more interesting as you go on), but less than I wanted to (because Lewis' intent in this book could have been executed much more succesfully). It is, however, a book that will stay with me: by the end, the genteel, all-swallowing fury of its satire has swelled to such a proportion that it is perhaps the perfect representation of vacuous modernity (how is a book able to be so exactly of its own particular moment and at the same time so continually applicable?) - now if only it had been able to present itself in the form of a compelling novel...
In the end, Babbitt is a novel that deserves its place in history, and deserves, and will reward, more readers with an interest in its era. On the other hand, to continue to put this on lists of the greatest novels of all time, as some do, is surely to betray a lack of knowledge of the breadth and heights of literature.
To put it briefly: if you want to only read good books that aren't a waste of time to read, you can certainly defend putting Babbitt on your list, particularly if you are interested either in its era or its themes, or if you are interested in the history of literature. But you could also certainly defend not having it on such a list, because (other than as part of a history project) it's not exactly a must-read.
*In the early 1920s, Americans added the prefix "he-" to words to indicate admiration and general awesomeness. Great literature, for instance, was real he-literature, a nice cup of coffee might be a real he-coffee. An advertising spiel telling people to learn martial arts (with one simple trick discovered by a Zenith housewife!) if they want to be he-men would be a real he-advertisement. This might seem absurd, ridiculous, laughable... until you go back and read the terms of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel...
the American novel published during the year which shall best present the wholesome atmosphere of American life, and the highest standard of American manners and manhood..
That definition is why Lewis' seventh novel, Main Street, despite being selected by the Pulitzer jury, was refused the prize (which went instead to the the less controversial The Age of Innocence). It's why Lewis, when his ninth novel, Arrowsmith, was finally offered the award, refused it in protest. And it's a pithy summation of everything that compelled Lewis to write his eight, and best-selling, novel, Babbitt.
[EDIT: turns out it's also why Babbitt in turn was selected by the jury but disqualified for unwholesomeness by the board. That time the prize went to Cather's One of Ours instead]
It's why it was controversial. And it's why it was a publishing phenomenon. It's why he won the Nobel Prize, and perhaps it's part of why he's steadily being forgotten. Sinclair Lewis was an insurgent in a war that ended long ago. It's not entirely clear whether he won.
For context, by the way: Lewis created a new genre and style of literature, he won the Nobel, and he sold a shitload of copies: two of his novels were the #1 best-selling novels of their year, a third was #2, and Babbitt itself haunted the top ten for two years in a row (getting its own dictionary entry in the process). Sinclair Lewis was to the 1920s what Gabriel Garc铆a M谩rquez and Tom Clancy would have been to the 1980s... if they had been the same person. This was a generation's One Hundred Years of Solitude and its Clear and Present Danger all rolled into one.
And you can read my meandering review of it
For those who don't have the time or energy to wade through that, here are some pros and cons...
PRO:
- it's a highy informative, exhaustively researched, all-encompassing and painstakingly of-the-second survey of life in America in 1920
- the extent to which it mirrors and foreshadows modern life, not only in general outline but in many details, is genuinely unsettling and depressing
- its an aggressive satire that is reliably amusing and occasionally hilarious
- both intentionally and unintentionally, its use of 1920 slang and idiom is itself amusing, as well as fascinating, and perfectly fits its portrait of a swell and zippy he-America* manic with pep, zing, zest and zow
- it may be the Ur-Text of the modern Literary Novel genre
- it is at times, particularly in the second half, an affecting presentation of bourgeois anomie, anxiety, and captivity, as well as of existential dread
CON:
- it may be the Ur-Text of the modern Literary Novel genre. It takes nothing-happening to an artform. Little exciting occurs, and most of that is in the second half
- if it were a fantasy novel, you'd say the author was obsessed with worldbuilding and that the plot was hijacked by self-indulgent travelogue; 80% of the novel could be removed without greatly damaging the whole
- since it is so of-its-second, between the slang and the fine nuances of social expectations in 1920, much of the impact of the novel has long since been lost
- Lewis, Nobel aside, is not a particularly fine writer, in technical terms. He attempts a wry irony in the style of a Wodehouse or a Cabell, but isn't as good at it as they were, and he errs too often on the side of prolixity (I recently read Cabell's Jurgen, which covers much of the same ground with a similar style but in a fantasy setting, and which I suspect Lewis took as a model for Babbitt in some ways - but the older novel is both funnier and better than its social realist nephew)
- he has, in particular, the grace and refinement of a jackhammer, and his approach to satirical irony is much like the approach to fine dining taken by a contestant in a no-holds-barred hotdog-eating contest. Obvious jokes/barbs are machine-gunned at the reader at an unyielding pace, and then repeated, and then explained, just to make sure you can't possibly fail to understand the meaning. Occasionally one hits the target; more often, the reader can appreciate the simple yet filling meat-by-product; and yet the sheer onslaught of it - while grimly, freakishly, impressive in its way - rather detracts from the reader's enjoyment of any particular bite
The result was something I enjoyed much more than I was expecting to (because it is funny and it does get more interesting as you go on), but less than I wanted to (because Lewis' intent in this book could have been executed much more succesfully). It is, however, a book that will stay with me: by the end, the genteel, all-swallowing fury of its satire has swelled to such a proportion that it is perhaps the perfect representation of vacuous modernity (how is a book able to be so exactly of its own particular moment and at the same time so continually applicable?) - now if only it had been able to present itself in the form of a compelling novel...
In the end, Babbitt is a novel that deserves its place in history, and deserves, and will reward, more readers with an interest in its era. On the other hand, to continue to put this on lists of the greatest novels of all time, as some do, is surely to betray a lack of knowledge of the breadth and heights of literature.
To put it briefly: if you want to only read good books that aren't a waste of time to read, you can certainly defend putting Babbitt on your list, particularly if you are interested either in its era or its themes, or if you are interested in the history of literature. But you could also certainly defend not having it on such a list, because (other than as part of a history project) it's not exactly a must-read.
*In the early 1920s, Americans added the prefix "he-" to words to indicate admiration and general awesomeness. Great literature, for instance, was real he-literature, a nice cup of coffee might be a real he-coffee. An advertising spiel telling people to learn martial arts (with one simple trick discovered by a Zenith housewife!) if they want to be he-men would be a real he-advertisement. This might seem absurd, ridiculous, laughable... until you go back and read the terms of the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel...
November 23, 2021
噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘鬲 貙貙 賮禺乇 丕賳鬲丕噩 賲丿賳賳丕 貙噩賷丿 賮賷 賰爻亘 丕賱賲丕賱 賵 噩賷丿 丕賷囟丕 賮賷 丕賳賮丕賯賴 貙 賷毓乇賮 賰賷賮 賷賰賵賳 乇噩賱 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 丕賱毓氐乇賷 貙 賱賷爻 賱賴 乇丕賷 丕賵 賯賳丕毓丞 丕氐賱賷丞 貙 賷賯鬲賳毓 賮賯胤 亘賲丕 鬲賲賱賷賴 丕賱氐丨賮 賵丕賱丨賰賵賲丕鬲 賵丕賱匕賵賯 丕賱毓丕賲 貙 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 丕賷 卮賷亍 丕匕丕 賰丕賳 賮賯胤 毓賱賶 丕賱爻胤丨 貙 賷賯丿乇 丕賱賲馗丕賴乇 噩賷丿丕 賵賰賱 卮賷亍 爻胤丨賷 賯丿 賷賵丕噩賴 賲卮賰賱丞 賮賷 賲賳鬲氐賮 丕賱毓賲乇 貙 賯丿 賷囟噩乇 亘毓囟
丕賱賵賯鬲 賵賷卮毓乇 亘丕賱賱丕賲毓賳賶貙 賱賰賳賳丕 賳囟賲賳 賱賰賲 丕賳賴 爻賷毓賵丿 賱賱丨馗賷乇丞
賱丕 鬲爻賲丨 賱賱兀爻乇丞 亘兀賳 鬲禺賷賮賰 貙 賵賱丕 鬲爻賲丨 賱夭賷賳賷孬 賰賱賴丕 亘兀賳 鬲禺賷賮賰 貙 賱丕 鬲爻賲丨 賱賳賮爻賰 亘兀賳 鬲禺賷賮賰 兀賷囟丕
丕賱賵賯鬲 賵賷卮毓乇 亘丕賱賱丕賲毓賳賶貙 賱賰賳賳丕 賳囟賲賳 賱賰賲 丕賳賴 爻賷毓賵丿 賱賱丨馗賷乇丞
賱丕 鬲爻賲丨 賱賱兀爻乇丞 亘兀賳 鬲禺賷賮賰 貙 賵賱丕 鬲爻賲丨 賱夭賷賳賷孬 賰賱賴丕 亘兀賳 鬲禺賷賮賰 貙 賱丕 鬲爻賲丨 賱賳賮爻賰 亘兀賳 鬲禺賷賮賰 兀賷囟丕
May 22, 2022
"賰丕賳 賴匕丕 丕賱乇噩賱 賮賷 賲丕 賲囟賶 氐亘賷賸丕 爻丕匕噩賸丕 賲爻鬲毓丿賸丕 賱鬲氐丿賷賯 賵毓賵丿 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賰賱賴丕貙 賱賰賳賴 賲丕 毓丕丿 丕賱丌賳 賲賴鬲賲賸丕 賰孬賷乇賸丕 亘賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 賲丨鬲賲賱丞貙 賱賰賳賴丕 賲爻鬲亘毓丿丞貙 賲毓 賰賱 賷賵賲 噩丿賷丿."
"噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘賷鬲" 乇噩賱 賮賷 兀賵丕爻胤 毓賲乇賴貙 賷賲鬲賱賰 賰賱 賲丕 賷丨鬲丕噩賴 賰賷 鬲賰賵賳 丨賷丕鬲賴 賲爻鬲賯乇丞 賵賴丕丿卅丞貙 賷毓賲賱 爻賲爻丕乇賸丕 毓賯丕乇賷賸丕貙 賲丨丕胤賸丕 亘丕賱乇賮賯丞 賵丕賱兀賴賱 賵丕賱兀氐丿賯丕亍貙 廿賱丕 兀賳賴 兀氐亘丨 賲賳夭毓噩賸丕 賲賳 丨賷丕丞 丕賱賴丿賵亍 賵丕賱乇鬲丕亘丞貙 賵囟丕賯 亘丕賱鬲夭丕賲賴 亘丕賱賯賵丕毓丿 賵丕賱賯賵丕賳賷賳 賵丕賱賲毓丕賷賷乇 丕賱鬲賯賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨賷丕賴丕 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 -賮賷 賲丿賷賳丞 夭賷賳賷孬 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賮賷 毓卮乇賷賳丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷- 兀氐亘丨 賷鬲爻丕亍賱: 賲丕匕丕 賷乇賷丿責 丕賱孬乇賵丞責 丕賱賲賵賯毓 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷責 丕賱爻賮乇責 丕賱禺丿賲責 賱賰賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇睾亘丕鬲 賰賱賴丕 噩丕亍鬲 賲氐丕丿賮丞賸貨 賮賲丕 睾丕賷丞 賴匕丕 賰賱賴責 賵賲丕匕丕 賷乇賷丿 賴賵 賳賮爻賴責 賰丕賳 賷卮毓乇 亘兀賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱鬲賷 毓乇賮賴丕 賵賲丕乇爻賴丕 亘噩丿賷丞 賵賳卮丕胤貙 賱賲 鬲賰賳 爻賵賶 卮賷卅賸丕 毓賯賷賲賸丕 亘丕胤賱賸丕 "賱賲 兀賮毓賱 廿賱丕 賲丕 賰丕賳 囟乇賵乇賷賸丕 賱丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 丨乇賰丞 丕賱鬲賯丿賲"貙 "賱賲 兀賮毓賱 卮賷卅賸丕 賵丕丨丿賸丕 賲賲丕 兀乇丿鬲 兀賳 兀賮毓賱賴 丨賯賸丕... 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷 賰賱賴丕! 賱丕 兀毓乇賮... 丨賯賯鬲 兀卮賷丕亍 賰孬賷乇丞 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷... 賲丕 毓丿丕 兀賲賳賷鬲賷 賮賷 兀賳 兀賲囟賷 賰賲丕 兀卮鬲賴賷."
賯乇乇 "亘丕亘鬲" 兀賳 賷毓賷卮 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丞貙 賵丕賱孬賵乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱匕賷 賷毓賷卮 賮賷賴 賲毓乇囟賸丕 爻賲毓鬲賴 賴賵 賵兀爻乇鬲賴 賱賱禺胤乇! 賵賲孬賱賲丕 賷丨丿孬 賲毓 賰賱 賲賴鬲丿賽 廿賱賶 丿賷賳 噩丿賷丿貙 兀賵 丨亘 噩丿賷丿貙 兀禺匕鬲 丕賱賴賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱噩丿賷丿丞 鬲賲賱兀 毓丕賱賲賴貙 賵賴賰匕丕貙 丕賳丿賮毓 亘丕亘賽鬲 賲賳睾賲爻賸丕 賮賷 賲賱匕丕鬲賴 賵乇丕丨 賷賰鬲卮賮 賮乇氐丕賸 賱賱賲賱匕丕鬲 賮賷 賰賱 賲賰丕賳. 賱賰賳賴 爻乇毓丕賳 賲丕 卮毓乇 亘丕賱丕睾鬲乇丕亘 賵丕賱賳亘匕 賵丕賱鬲噩丕賴賱 賵毓丿賲 丕賱賯賷賲丞貙 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賮賷 毓賲賱賴 賵亘賷賳 兀氐丿賯丕卅賴貨 亘賱 丨鬲賶 丿丕禺賱 兀爻乇鬲賴! 卮毓乇 "亘丕亘鬲" 亘丕賱丕賳夭毓丕噩 賵賱賲 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱丕亘鬲毓丕丿 毓賳 丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 賮賷 丕賱賳丕爻. 賵賴賰匕丕貙 亘丿丕 賱賴 兀賳 丕賱賴乇亘 亘毓賷丿賸丕 賲丕 賰丕賳 廿賱丕 丨賲丕賯丞 賱兀賳賴 賱丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 賷賴乇亘 賲賳 賳賮爻賴. 賱賰賳賴 兀丨爻 亘卮賷亍賺 賲丕鬲 賮賷 賳賮爻賴: 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 丕賱賲禺賱氐 丕賱卮丿賷丿 賮賷 胤賷亘丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲貙 賵丕賱禺賵賮 賲賳 丕夭丿乇丕亍 丕賱賳丕爻貙 賵丕賱夭賴賵 亘丕賱賳噩丕丨. "賰丕賳 賲氐賲賲賸丕 毓賱賶 丕賱賲囟賷 賮賷 胤乇賷賯 丕賱囟賱丕賱貙 賱賰賳賴 賱賲 賷爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘匕賱賰 兀亘丿賸丕! 賱賲丕匕丕責 爻兀賱 賳賮爻賴... 賱賲丕匕丕 賷鬲賲乇賻賾丿 兀氐賱賸丕責 賲丕 丕賱睾丕賷丞 賲賳 賴匕丕責 芦賱賲丕匕丕 賱丕 兀賰賵賳 毓丕賯賱賸丕貨 賱賲丕匕丕 賱丕 兀賰賮賾 毓賳 賴匕丕 丕賱噩賻乇賷 丕賱睾亘賷 賴賳丕 賵賴賳丕賰 賮兀爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘丨賷丕鬲賷 賮賷 兀爻乇鬲賷 賵毓賲賱賷 賵賲毓 兀氐丿賯丕卅賷 賮賷 丕賱賳丕丿賷責禄... 賲丕 丕賱匕賷 賷噩賳賷賴 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲賲乇丿責 丕賱亘丐爻貙 賵丕賱毓丕乇!" 丨丕賵賱 "亘丕亘鬲" 丕鬲亘丕毓 賳賲胤 丨賷丕丞 噩丿賷丿丞貙 賵孬丕乇 毓賱賶 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱匕賷 賷毓賷卮 賮賷賴貙 賱賰賳賴 賱賲 賷賮賱丨 賮賶 丕賱鬲睾賷賷乇貙 賵賮賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 毓丕丿 賰賲丕賳 賰丕賳 爻丕亘賯賸丕!
賰丕賳 "亘丕亘鬲" 賷賮鬲賯乇 廿賱賶 丕賱丨乇賷丞貙 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 丕賱丨乇賷丞 賮賷 丕賱毓賷卮 賵賰賷賮賷丞 賯囟丕亍 賵賯鬲 賲丕貙 亘賱 兀賷囟賸丕 丨乇賷丞 丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 賵 廿鬲禺丕匕 丕賱賲賵丕賯賮 賵丕賱賯乇丕乇丕鬲 賮賷 卮鬲賶 丕賱賯囟丕賷丕 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 賵丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賵丕賱丿賷賳賷丞! "賰丕賳賵丕 賲鬲賮賯賷賳 噩賲賷毓賸丕 毓賱賶 兀賳 丕賱丿賷賲賯乇丕胤賷丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賱丕 鬲毓賳賷 賲爻丕賵丕丞 賮賷 丕賱孬乇賵丞貙 賱賰賳賴丕 鬲毓賳賷 (亘丕賱囟乇賵乇丞) 賵丨丿丞 卮丕賲賱丞 賮賷 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 賵丕賱賲賱丕亘爻 賵賮賳 丕賱乇爻賲 賵丕賱兀禺賱丕賯 賵賲賮乇丿丕鬲 丕賱賱睾丞" 賵賮賷 賲噩鬲賲毓 賰賴匕丕貨 氐丕乇鬲 丕賱孬賯丕賮丞 夭賷賳丞 囟乇賵乇賷丞 賵卮賰賱賸丕 廿毓賱丕賳賷賸丕 囟乇賵乇賷賸丕 賱賱丨丿丕孬丞 賲孬賱賴丕 賲孬賱 丕賱兀乇氐賮丞 賵丕賱丨爻丕亘丕鬲 丕賱賲氐乇賮賷丞. 賵兀氐亘丨鬲 賴賳丕賰 賲賵丕氐賮丕鬲 賱賱賲賵丕胤賳 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 丕賱賯賷丕爻賷! 賮賲丕 毓丕丿 丕賱亘胤賱 丕賱乇賵賲丕賳鬲賷賰賷 賮賷 賳馗乇賴賲 匕賱賰 丕賱賮丕乇爻貙 賵賱丕 丕賱卮丕毓乇 丕賱噩賵丕賱貙 賵賱丕 乇丕毓賷 丕賱亘賯乇貙 賵賱丕 丕賱胤賷丕乇貙 賵賱丕 賲丨丕賲賷 丕賱兀乇賷丕賮 丕賱噩乇賷亍 丕賱卮丕亘貨 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 賮賷 丕賱夭賲賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷貙 亘賱 賲丿賷乇 丕賱賲亘賷毓丕鬲 丕賱賳丕噩丨 丕賱毓馗賷賲 丕賱匕賷 賷賰乇爻 賳賮爻賴 賵賮鬲賵鬲賴 賲賳 兀噩賱 睾丕賷丞 丕賱亘賷毓 丕賱賰賻賵賳賷賾丞. "賴丕 賴賵 丕賱噩賷賱 丕賱噩丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷賷賳: 乇噩丕賱 賱賴賲 卮毓乇 毓賱賶 氐丿賵乇賴賲 賵丕亘鬲爻丕賲丕鬲 賮賷 毓賷賵賳賴賲貙 乇噩丕賱 賷購丿禺賽賱賵賳 丕賱丌賱丕鬲 廿賱賶 賲賰丕鬲亘賴賲貙 廿賳賳丕 賱丕 賳賮丕禺乇 賴賳丕 賵賱丕 賳鬲卮丿賯 亘丕賱賰賱丕賲貨 賱賰賳賳丕 賳丨亘 兀賳賮爻賳丕 賯亘賱 賰賱 卮賷亍. 兀賲丕 廿匕丕 賰賳鬲 賱丕 鬲丨亘賳丕貙 賮毓賱賷賰 兀賳 鬲賳鬲亘賴 賵兀賳 鬲禺鬲亘卅 賯亘賱 兀賳 賷氐賷亘賰 丕賱廿毓氐丕乇!" 賵賴匕丕 丕賱廿毓氐丕乇 賴賵 賲丕 兀氐丕亘 "亘丕亘鬲" 丨賷賳 賮賰乇 賮賷 丕賱鬲賲乇丿 賵丕賱禺乇賵噩 毓賳 兀毓乇丕賮 賵賯賵丕賳賷賳 丕賱乇兀爻賲丕賱賷丞!
"爻賷賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻" 乇賵丕卅賷 賲丿賴卮貙 亘爻禺乇賷丞 賱丕匕毓丞 賵亘兀爻賱賵亘 睾丕賷丞 賮賷 丕賱噩賲丕賱 賵丕賱爻賱丕爻丞貙 賯丿賲 毓賲賱賸丕 賮賳賷賸丕 乇丕卅毓賸丕貙 "亘丕亘鬲" 賯氐賷丿丞 賴噩丕卅賷丞 賮乇賷丿丞貨 鬲爻禺乇 賲賳 孬賯丕賮丞 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 亘卮鬲賶 鬲賳賵毓丕鬲賴 丕賱孬賯丕賮賷丞貙 賰賲丕 鬲賳鬲賯丿 丨賷丕丞 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賲鬲賵爻胤丞 賵丕賱囟睾胤 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 毓賱賷賴賲貙 丕賱匕賷 賷丐丿賷 廿賱賶 鬲賮乇賷睾 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賲賳 噩賵賴乇賴 賵鬲丨賵賷賱賴 廿賱賶 賲噩乇丿 鬲乇爻 賮賷 丌賱丞 毓賲賱丕賯丞! 賵賲賳 賷丨丕賵賱 丕賱禺乇賵噩 毓賳賴丕 賷賳亘匕 賵賷賴賲卮! 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賷鬲賰賮賱 賵亘賯爻賵丞 賮賷 廿毓丕丿鬲賴 廿賱賶 賲賰丕賳賴 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶! 賵賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賳鬲爻丕亍賱: 賲賳 賲賳丕 賱賷爻 "亘丕亘鬲"責
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 噩賲賷賱丞 噩丿賸丕貙 賵鬲乇噩賲丞: 丕賱丨丕乇爻 丕賱賳亘賴丕賳 睾丕賷丞 賮賷 丕賱兀賳丕賯丞.#鬲賲鬲馃槏
"噩賵乇噩 亘丕亘賷鬲" 乇噩賱 賮賷 兀賵丕爻胤 毓賲乇賴貙 賷賲鬲賱賰 賰賱 賲丕 賷丨鬲丕噩賴 賰賷 鬲賰賵賳 丨賷丕鬲賴 賲爻鬲賯乇丞 賵賴丕丿卅丞貙 賷毓賲賱 爻賲爻丕乇賸丕 毓賯丕乇賷賸丕貙 賲丨丕胤賸丕 亘丕賱乇賮賯丞 賵丕賱兀賴賱 賵丕賱兀氐丿賯丕亍貙 廿賱丕 兀賳賴 兀氐亘丨 賲賳夭毓噩賸丕 賲賳 丨賷丕丞 丕賱賴丿賵亍 賵丕賱乇鬲丕亘丞貙 賵囟丕賯 亘丕賱鬲夭丕賲賴 亘丕賱賯賵丕毓丿 賵丕賱賯賵丕賳賷賳 賵丕賱賲毓丕賷賷乇 丕賱鬲賯賳賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨賷丕賴丕 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賵爻胤賶 -賮賷 賲丿賷賳丞 夭賷賳賷孬 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賮賷 毓卮乇賷賳丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷- 兀氐亘丨 賷鬲爻丕亍賱: 賲丕匕丕 賷乇賷丿責 丕賱孬乇賵丞責 丕賱賲賵賯毓 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷責 丕賱爻賮乇責 丕賱禺丿賲責 賱賰賳 賴匕賴 丕賱乇睾亘丕鬲 賰賱賴丕 噩丕亍鬲 賲氐丕丿賮丞賸貨 賮賲丕 睾丕賷丞 賴匕丕 賰賱賴責 賵賲丕匕丕 賷乇賷丿 賴賵 賳賮爻賴責 賰丕賳 賷卮毓乇 亘兀賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱鬲賷 毓乇賮賴丕 賵賲丕乇爻賴丕 亘噩丿賷丞 賵賳卮丕胤貙 賱賲 鬲賰賳 爻賵賶 卮賷卅賸丕 毓賯賷賲賸丕 亘丕胤賱賸丕 "賱賲 兀賮毓賱 廿賱丕 賲丕 賰丕賳 囟乇賵乇賷賸丕 賱丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 丨乇賰丞 丕賱鬲賯丿賲"貙 "賱賲 兀賮毓賱 卮賷卅賸丕 賵丕丨丿賸丕 賲賲丕 兀乇丿鬲 兀賳 兀賮毓賱賴 丨賯賸丕... 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷 賰賱賴丕! 賱丕 兀毓乇賮... 丨賯賯鬲 兀卮賷丕亍 賰孬賷乇丞 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷... 賲丕 毓丿丕 兀賲賳賷鬲賷 賮賷 兀賳 兀賲囟賷 賰賲丕 兀卮鬲賴賷."
賯乇乇 "亘丕亘鬲" 兀賳 賷毓賷卮 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丞貙 賵丕賱孬賵乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱匕賷 賷毓賷卮 賮賷賴 賲毓乇囟賸丕 爻賲毓鬲賴 賴賵 賵兀爻乇鬲賴 賱賱禺胤乇! 賵賲孬賱賲丕 賷丨丿孬 賲毓 賰賱 賲賴鬲丿賽 廿賱賶 丿賷賳 噩丿賷丿貙 兀賵 丨亘 噩丿賷丿貙 兀禺匕鬲 丕賱賴賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱噩丿賷丿丞 鬲賲賱兀 毓丕賱賲賴貙 賵賴賰匕丕貙 丕賳丿賮毓 亘丕亘賽鬲 賲賳睾賲爻賸丕 賮賷 賲賱匕丕鬲賴 賵乇丕丨 賷賰鬲卮賮 賮乇氐丕賸 賱賱賲賱匕丕鬲 賮賷 賰賱 賲賰丕賳. 賱賰賳賴 爻乇毓丕賳 賲丕 卮毓乇 亘丕賱丕睾鬲乇丕亘 賵丕賱賳亘匕 賵丕賱鬲噩丕賴賱 賵毓丿賲 丕賱賯賷賲丞貙 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 賮賷 毓賲賱賴 賵亘賷賳 兀氐丿賯丕卅賴貨 亘賱 丨鬲賶 丿丕禺賱 兀爻乇鬲賴! 卮毓乇 "亘丕亘鬲" 亘丕賱丕賳夭毓丕噩 賵賱賲 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱丕亘鬲毓丕丿 毓賳 丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 賮賷 丕賱賳丕爻. 賵賴賰匕丕貙 亘丿丕 賱賴 兀賳 丕賱賴乇亘 亘毓賷丿賸丕 賲丕 賰丕賳 廿賱丕 丨賲丕賯丞 賱兀賳賴 賱丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 賷賴乇亘 賲賳 賳賮爻賴. 賱賰賳賴 兀丨爻 亘卮賷亍賺 賲丕鬲 賮賷 賳賮爻賴: 丕賱廿賷賲丕賳 丕賱賲禺賱氐 丕賱卮丿賷丿 賮賷 胤賷亘丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲貙 賵丕賱禺賵賮 賲賳 丕夭丿乇丕亍 丕賱賳丕爻貙 賵丕賱夭賴賵 亘丕賱賳噩丕丨. "賰丕賳 賲氐賲賲賸丕 毓賱賶 丕賱賲囟賷 賮賷 胤乇賷賯 丕賱囟賱丕賱貙 賱賰賳賴 賱賲 賷爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘匕賱賰 兀亘丿賸丕! 賱賲丕匕丕責 爻兀賱 賳賮爻賴... 賱賲丕匕丕 賷鬲賲乇賻賾丿 兀氐賱賸丕責 賲丕 丕賱睾丕賷丞 賲賳 賴匕丕責 芦賱賲丕匕丕 賱丕 兀賰賵賳 毓丕賯賱賸丕貨 賱賲丕匕丕 賱丕 兀賰賮賾 毓賳 賴匕丕 丕賱噩賻乇賷 丕賱睾亘賷 賴賳丕 賵賴賳丕賰 賮兀爻鬲賲鬲毓 亘丨賷丕鬲賷 賮賷 兀爻乇鬲賷 賵毓賲賱賷 賵賲毓 兀氐丿賯丕卅賷 賮賷 丕賱賳丕丿賷責禄... 賲丕 丕賱匕賷 賷噩賳賷賴 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲賲乇丿責 丕賱亘丐爻貙 賵丕賱毓丕乇!" 丨丕賵賱 "亘丕亘鬲" 丕鬲亘丕毓 賳賲胤 丨賷丕丞 噩丿賷丿丞貙 賵孬丕乇 毓賱賶 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱匕賷 賷毓賷卮 賮賷賴貙 賱賰賳賴 賱賲 賷賮賱丨 賮賶 丕賱鬲睾賷賷乇貙 賵賮賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 毓丕丿 賰賲丕賳 賰丕賳 爻丕亘賯賸丕!
賰丕賳 "亘丕亘鬲" 賷賮鬲賯乇 廿賱賶 丕賱丨乇賷丞貙 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 丕賱丨乇賷丞 賮賷 丕賱毓賷卮 賵賰賷賮賷丞 賯囟丕亍 賵賯鬲 賲丕貙 亘賱 兀賷囟賸丕 丨乇賷丞 丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 賵 廿鬲禺丕匕 丕賱賲賵丕賯賮 賵丕賱賯乇丕乇丕鬲 賮賷 卮鬲賶 丕賱賯囟丕賷丕 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 賵丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賵丕賱丿賷賳賷丞! "賰丕賳賵丕 賲鬲賮賯賷賳 噩賲賷毓賸丕 毓賱賶 兀賳 丕賱丿賷賲賯乇丕胤賷丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賱丕 鬲毓賳賷 賲爻丕賵丕丞 賮賷 丕賱孬乇賵丞貙 賱賰賳賴丕 鬲毓賳賷 (亘丕賱囟乇賵乇丞) 賵丨丿丞 卮丕賲賱丞 賮賷 丕賱兀賮賰丕乇 賵丕賱賲賱丕亘爻 賵賮賳 丕賱乇爻賲 賵丕賱兀禺賱丕賯 賵賲賮乇丿丕鬲 丕賱賱睾丞" 賵賮賷 賲噩鬲賲毓 賰賴匕丕貨 氐丕乇鬲 丕賱孬賯丕賮丞 夭賷賳丞 囟乇賵乇賷丞 賵卮賰賱賸丕 廿毓賱丕賳賷賸丕 囟乇賵乇賷賸丕 賱賱丨丿丕孬丞 賲孬賱賴丕 賲孬賱 丕賱兀乇氐賮丞 賵丕賱丨爻丕亘丕鬲 丕賱賲氐乇賮賷丞. 賵兀氐亘丨鬲 賴賳丕賰 賲賵丕氐賮丕鬲 賱賱賲賵丕胤賳 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 丕賱賯賷丕爻賷! 賮賲丕 毓丕丿 丕賱亘胤賱 丕賱乇賵賲丕賳鬲賷賰賷 賮賷 賳馗乇賴賲 匕賱賰 丕賱賮丕乇爻貙 賵賱丕 丕賱卮丕毓乇 丕賱噩賵丕賱貙 賵賱丕 乇丕毓賷 丕賱亘賯乇貙 賵賱丕 丕賱胤賷丕乇貙 賵賱丕 賲丨丕賲賷 丕賱兀乇賷丕賮 丕賱噩乇賷亍 丕賱卮丕亘貨 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 賮賷 丕賱夭賲賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷貙 亘賱 賲丿賷乇 丕賱賲亘賷毓丕鬲 丕賱賳丕噩丨 丕賱毓馗賷賲 丕賱匕賷 賷賰乇爻 賳賮爻賴 賵賮鬲賵鬲賴 賲賳 兀噩賱 睾丕賷丞 丕賱亘賷毓 丕賱賰賻賵賳賷賾丞. "賴丕 賴賵 丕賱噩賷賱 丕賱噩丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷賷賳: 乇噩丕賱 賱賴賲 卮毓乇 毓賱賶 氐丿賵乇賴賲 賵丕亘鬲爻丕賲丕鬲 賮賷 毓賷賵賳賴賲貙 乇噩丕賱 賷購丿禺賽賱賵賳 丕賱丌賱丕鬲 廿賱賶 賲賰丕鬲亘賴賲貙 廿賳賳丕 賱丕 賳賮丕禺乇 賴賳丕 賵賱丕 賳鬲卮丿賯 亘丕賱賰賱丕賲貨 賱賰賳賳丕 賳丨亘 兀賳賮爻賳丕 賯亘賱 賰賱 卮賷亍. 兀賲丕 廿匕丕 賰賳鬲 賱丕 鬲丨亘賳丕貙 賮毓賱賷賰 兀賳 鬲賳鬲亘賴 賵兀賳 鬲禺鬲亘卅 賯亘賱 兀賳 賷氐賷亘賰 丕賱廿毓氐丕乇!" 賵賴匕丕 丕賱廿毓氐丕乇 賴賵 賲丕 兀氐丕亘 "亘丕亘鬲" 丨賷賳 賮賰乇 賮賷 丕賱鬲賲乇丿 賵丕賱禺乇賵噩 毓賳 兀毓乇丕賮 賵賯賵丕賳賷賳 丕賱乇兀爻賲丕賱賷丞!
"爻賷賳賰賱賷乇 賱賵賷爻" 乇賵丕卅賷 賲丿賴卮貙 亘爻禺乇賷丞 賱丕匕毓丞 賵亘兀爻賱賵亘 睾丕賷丞 賮賷 丕賱噩賲丕賱 賵丕賱爻賱丕爻丞貙 賯丿賲 毓賲賱賸丕 賮賳賷賸丕 乇丕卅毓賸丕貙 "亘丕亘鬲" 賯氐賷丿丞 賴噩丕卅賷丞 賮乇賷丿丞貨 鬲爻禺乇 賲賳 孬賯丕賮丞 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 亘卮鬲賶 鬲賳賵毓丕鬲賴 丕賱孬賯丕賮賷丞貙 賰賲丕 鬲賳鬲賯丿 丨賷丕丞 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱賲鬲賵爻胤丞 賵丕賱囟睾胤 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 毓賱賷賴賲貙 丕賱匕賷 賷丐丿賷 廿賱賶 鬲賮乇賷睾 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賲賳 噩賵賴乇賴 賵鬲丨賵賷賱賴 廿賱賶 賲噩乇丿 鬲乇爻 賮賷 丌賱丞 毓賲賱丕賯丞! 賵賲賳 賷丨丕賵賱 丕賱禺乇賵噩 毓賳賴丕 賷賳亘匕 賵賷賴賲卮! 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賷鬲賰賮賱 賵亘賯爻賵丞 賮賷 廿毓丕丿鬲賴 廿賱賶 賲賰丕賳賴 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶! 賵賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賳鬲爻丕亍賱: 賲賳 賲賳丕 賱賷爻 "亘丕亘鬲"責
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 噩賲賷賱丞 噩丿賸丕貙 賵鬲乇噩賲丞: 丕賱丨丕乇爻 丕賱賳亘賴丕賳 睾丕賷丞 賮賷 丕賱兀賳丕賯丞.#鬲賲鬲馃槏
November 22, 2020
鈥�... si verific貌 un fenomeno rarissimo nella sua vita: dubit貌 della propria perfezione.鈥�
Dopo circa trent鈥檃nni dalla sua istituzione, nel 1930, il Nobel per la Letteratura fu assegnato per la prima volta ad uno scrittore statunitense: Sinclair Lewis.
Nel discorso che tenne alla cerimonia disse:
"in America la maggior parte di noi 鈥� non solo i lettori, ma anche gli scrittori 鈥� ha ancora paura della letteratura che non 猫 glorificazione di tutto ci貌 che 猫 Statunitense, un'esaltazione dei nostri difetti cos矛 come delle nostre virt霉", e che gli Stati Uniti sono "il pi霉 contraddittorio, deprimente, emozionante Paese al mondo oggigiorno".
Questo fu un po鈥� il senso della sua opera.
鈥淏abbit鈥� (1922), in particolare, 猫 un romanzo satirico che ironizza sulla standardizzazione dello stile di vita americano.
La storia si svolge nell鈥檌mmaginaria citta di Zenith, nome che ci d脿 l鈥檈videnza di essere un luogo emblematico attraverso il quale osservare lo stile di vita ed il pensiero di molte altre citta statunitensi.
George Babbit dirige un鈥檃genzia immobiliare, conduce una vita morigerata secondo gli standard accettati dalla sua comunit脿:
una moglie, due figli, una casa arredata secondo il modello di molte altre, apparecchi elettronici di ultima generazione.
Una vita vigilata e costretta dentro a rigidi paletti dietro cui nascondere le proprie insicurezze:
il Dio del Progresso, l鈥橴niforme del Buon Borghese, l鈥檌mperativo del Produrre, l鈥橝more per l鈥橝utomobile (noto prolungamento della virilit脿), insomma un Buon Cittadino Americano ed una Buona Persona che, ovviamente, ha cieca fede nel Partito repubblicano con tutto ci貌 che ne consegue.
A quarantasette anni 猫 totalmente immerso dalla consuetudine che basta poco a farlo dubitare.
Una piccola inquietudine che, giorno dopo giorno, cresce finch猫 reclama di essere ascoltata e fa nascere il sospetto di non essere poi un Uomo cos矛 Riuscito.
Strutturato in trentaquattro brevi capitoli (come adoro i capitoli brevi!) pecca di qualche ripetizione ma sostanzialmente un ottimo romanzo che ci racconta la mediocrit脿 degli arrivisti rimasta tale e quale dopo cento anni.
Sarebbe bello se Lewis fosse un rispolverato magari con una traduzioni pi霉 moderna...
"E allora successe la cosa incredibile; Babbitt brontol貌: - Come vorrei potergli dare un calcio e buttarlo in mezzo alla strada! E stare tutto il giorno a pancia all'aria! E stasera andare di nuovo da Gunch e bestemmiare come un turco e bere centonovantanove bottiglie di birra!"
Dopo circa trent鈥檃nni dalla sua istituzione, nel 1930, il Nobel per la Letteratura fu assegnato per la prima volta ad uno scrittore statunitense: Sinclair Lewis.
Nel discorso che tenne alla cerimonia disse:
"in America la maggior parte di noi 鈥� non solo i lettori, ma anche gli scrittori 鈥� ha ancora paura della letteratura che non 猫 glorificazione di tutto ci貌 che 猫 Statunitense, un'esaltazione dei nostri difetti cos矛 come delle nostre virt霉", e che gli Stati Uniti sono "il pi霉 contraddittorio, deprimente, emozionante Paese al mondo oggigiorno".
Questo fu un po鈥� il senso della sua opera.
鈥淏abbit鈥� (1922), in particolare, 猫 un romanzo satirico che ironizza sulla standardizzazione dello stile di vita americano.
La storia si svolge nell鈥檌mmaginaria citta di Zenith, nome che ci d脿 l鈥檈videnza di essere un luogo emblematico attraverso il quale osservare lo stile di vita ed il pensiero di molte altre citta statunitensi.
George Babbit dirige un鈥檃genzia immobiliare, conduce una vita morigerata secondo gli standard accettati dalla sua comunit脿:
una moglie, due figli, una casa arredata secondo il modello di molte altre, apparecchi elettronici di ultima generazione.
Una vita vigilata e costretta dentro a rigidi paletti dietro cui nascondere le proprie insicurezze:
il Dio del Progresso, l鈥橴niforme del Buon Borghese, l鈥檌mperativo del Produrre, l鈥橝more per l鈥橝utomobile (noto prolungamento della virilit脿), insomma un Buon Cittadino Americano ed una Buona Persona che, ovviamente, ha cieca fede nel Partito repubblicano con tutto ci貌 che ne consegue.
A quarantasette anni 猫 totalmente immerso dalla consuetudine che basta poco a farlo dubitare.
Una piccola inquietudine che, giorno dopo giorno, cresce finch猫 reclama di essere ascoltata e fa nascere il sospetto di non essere poi un Uomo cos矛 Riuscito.
Strutturato in trentaquattro brevi capitoli (come adoro i capitoli brevi!) pecca di qualche ripetizione ma sostanzialmente un ottimo romanzo che ci racconta la mediocrit脿 degli arrivisti rimasta tale e quale dopo cento anni.
Sarebbe bello se Lewis fosse un rispolverato magari con una traduzioni pi霉 moderna...
"E allora successe la cosa incredibile; Babbitt brontol貌: - Come vorrei potergli dare un calcio e buttarlo in mezzo alla strada! E stare tutto il giorno a pancia all'aria! E stasera andare di nuovo da Gunch e bestemmiare come un turco e bere centonovantanove bottiglie di birra!"
May 6, 2019
Storia di un rivoluzionario domestico e della lunga strada per diventare nessuno.
Il suo 猫 un girare in tondo, un po' come il giro che ho fatto io per andare alla mia prima lezione di yoga quando non mi ero resa conto che la strada che avevo imboccato era circolare; ero convinta di essere arrivata chiss脿 dove, di aver percorso chilometri - cosa che in effetti avevo fatto! - senza per貌 rendermi conto di essere praticamente tornata al punto di partenza.
"Georgie" Babbitt parte per una "lunga e tortuosa strada", cammina, si guarda intorno, gira, si perde, si ribella, si allontana, ma poi riconosce il paesaggio, si tranquillizza e parcheggia - definitivamente? - l'automobile.
Sinclair Lewis attraverso la descrizione dell'apparentemente banale vita di Babbitt trova il passo per criticare ferocemente la borghesia statunitense degli anni Venti, quella che si insedia in una societ脿 fondata sul benessere e sull'apparenza, in cui l'omologazione e la moralit脿 esteriore sono le parole d'ordine per una perfetta integrazione e assimilazione. Il Babbitt che incontriamo all'inizio del romanzo ne 猫 l'esemplare pi霉 riuscito: pingue quarantaseienne, mediatore immobiliare, marito esemplare, padre di tre figli, perfettamente integrato nella comunit脿 della citt脿 di Zenith, citt脿 modello simbolo degli Stati Uniti di quegli anni, gira a bordo della sua automobile, quando in citt脿 sono ancora in pochi ad averla, con l'unico scopo di essere ben visto e di concludere affari ben remunerati. In fondo, come molti, come la maggior parte dei frequentatori dell'esclusivo circolo dei Booster di cui fa parte, a lui interessa solo il proprio orticello e salvare le apparenze.
Eppure, ad un certo punto, qualcosa si incrina, e lui, il nostro Babbitt, comincia ad annaspare, a boccheggiare come un pesce rosso tirato fuori dalla boccia.
Lewis tocca tutte le corde mutando via via che la storia si dipana i sentimenti di Babbitt e quelli del lettore: se all'inizio l'incedere 猫 spedito - raccontavo nel GdL che a me veniva da leggerlo con lo stesso tono di voce degli storici Cinegiornale dell'Istituto Luce - satirico, umoristico e anche leggermente irritante - Babbitt 猫 il ritratto della mediocrit脿, un uomo in fondo piccolo piccolo - man mano che si va avanti nella lettura si comincia ad insinuare il dubbio che la storia non possa proseguire con lo stesso registro, ed infatti subentrano lentamente piccoli lampi di comprensione, piccoli gesti che avvicinano Babbitt a noi fino a rendercelo pi霉 simile e a spingerci a fare il tifo per lui.
脠 talmente umano da sentire una grande tenerezza di fronte ai suoi tentativi di ribellarsi e di dare una svolta alla propria vita, talmente umano che forse nei suoi fallimenti e nel suo conformismo ciascuno di noi non deve fare alcuno sforzo per trovare qualcosa di s茅 e dei sogni ai quali ha dovuto, voluto o creduto di rinunciare; forse, proprio per questo, alla fine associare a delusione e compassione un sorriso di circostanza, con il quale passare idealmente il testimone alla nuova generazione, 猫 la conclusione pi霉 naturale.
Bella scoperta Lewis, cos矛 come una bella scoperta 猫 stato sapere che si tratta del Premio Nobel per la Letteratura del 1930! Insomma, lo sapevo gi脿 di ignorare tante cose, ma alle volte sono veramente spossata: meno male che c'猫 Americana Contemporanea!
芦Allora Babbitt, quasi in lacrime per la gioia di essere adulato invece che forzato, di avere la possibilit脿 di abbandonare la lotta, di essere messo in grado di disertare senza ferire l'opinione che aveva di se stesso, rinunci貌 definitivamente a essere un rivoluzionario domestico.禄
Bello aver scoperto, un po' di tempo dopo, che Sinclair Lewis era stato l'autore preferito di John Steinbeck, che gli dedica alcune pagine di In viaggio con Charley e che il protagonista di 猫 in qualche modo ispirato a Babbitt.
Il suo 猫 un girare in tondo, un po' come il giro che ho fatto io per andare alla mia prima lezione di yoga quando non mi ero resa conto che la strada che avevo imboccato era circolare; ero convinta di essere arrivata chiss脿 dove, di aver percorso chilometri - cosa che in effetti avevo fatto! - senza per貌 rendermi conto di essere praticamente tornata al punto di partenza.
"Georgie" Babbitt parte per una "lunga e tortuosa strada", cammina, si guarda intorno, gira, si perde, si ribella, si allontana, ma poi riconosce il paesaggio, si tranquillizza e parcheggia - definitivamente? - l'automobile.
Sinclair Lewis attraverso la descrizione dell'apparentemente banale vita di Babbitt trova il passo per criticare ferocemente la borghesia statunitense degli anni Venti, quella che si insedia in una societ脿 fondata sul benessere e sull'apparenza, in cui l'omologazione e la moralit脿 esteriore sono le parole d'ordine per una perfetta integrazione e assimilazione. Il Babbitt che incontriamo all'inizio del romanzo ne 猫 l'esemplare pi霉 riuscito: pingue quarantaseienne, mediatore immobiliare, marito esemplare, padre di tre figli, perfettamente integrato nella comunit脿 della citt脿 di Zenith, citt脿 modello simbolo degli Stati Uniti di quegli anni, gira a bordo della sua automobile, quando in citt脿 sono ancora in pochi ad averla, con l'unico scopo di essere ben visto e di concludere affari ben remunerati. In fondo, come molti, come la maggior parte dei frequentatori dell'esclusivo circolo dei Booster di cui fa parte, a lui interessa solo il proprio orticello e salvare le apparenze.
Eppure, ad un certo punto, qualcosa si incrina, e lui, il nostro Babbitt, comincia ad annaspare, a boccheggiare come un pesce rosso tirato fuori dalla boccia.
Lewis tocca tutte le corde mutando via via che la storia si dipana i sentimenti di Babbitt e quelli del lettore: se all'inizio l'incedere 猫 spedito - raccontavo nel GdL che a me veniva da leggerlo con lo stesso tono di voce degli storici Cinegiornale dell'Istituto Luce - satirico, umoristico e anche leggermente irritante - Babbitt 猫 il ritratto della mediocrit脿, un uomo in fondo piccolo piccolo - man mano che si va avanti nella lettura si comincia ad insinuare il dubbio che la storia non possa proseguire con lo stesso registro, ed infatti subentrano lentamente piccoli lampi di comprensione, piccoli gesti che avvicinano Babbitt a noi fino a rendercelo pi霉 simile e a spingerci a fare il tifo per lui.
脠 talmente umano da sentire una grande tenerezza di fronte ai suoi tentativi di ribellarsi e di dare una svolta alla propria vita, talmente umano che forse nei suoi fallimenti e nel suo conformismo ciascuno di noi non deve fare alcuno sforzo per trovare qualcosa di s茅 e dei sogni ai quali ha dovuto, voluto o creduto di rinunciare; forse, proprio per questo, alla fine associare a delusione e compassione un sorriso di circostanza, con il quale passare idealmente il testimone alla nuova generazione, 猫 la conclusione pi霉 naturale.
Bella scoperta Lewis, cos矛 come una bella scoperta 猫 stato sapere che si tratta del Premio Nobel per la Letteratura del 1930! Insomma, lo sapevo gi脿 di ignorare tante cose, ma alle volte sono veramente spossata: meno male che c'猫 Americana Contemporanea!
芦Allora Babbitt, quasi in lacrime per la gioia di essere adulato invece che forzato, di avere la possibilit脿 di abbandonare la lotta, di essere messo in grado di disertare senza ferire l'opinione che aveva di se stesso, rinunci貌 definitivamente a essere un rivoluzionario domestico.禄
Bello aver scoperto, un po' di tempo dopo, che Sinclair Lewis era stato l'autore preferito di John Steinbeck, che gli dedica alcune pagine di In viaggio con Charley e che il protagonista di 猫 in qualche modo ispirato a Babbitt.
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