babbit

This is the story of a man named George F. Babbitt. Babbitt is, in my mind, the finest example of the materialistic person. Babbitt bases his life strictly on what he has and his social standing. Babbitt cares little for anyone but himself. He treats his wife with little respect and treats her badly. He only seems to like his daughter Tinka. His other children, Ted and Verna, seem to have little importance to him. …

…the ladies go to the kitchen. Babbitt tells Ted that he was never really happy with his life and that he should do whatever he thinks will make him happy. He tells Ted that all he really wants is for Ted to be happy and that he will be. They go together to face the parents of Ted's new wife as well as a few other neighbors. In the end everyone is slightly happy but