Babbitt

On the surface, everything is all right with Babbitts world of the solid, successful businessman. But in reality, George F. Babbitt is a lonely, middleaged man. He doesnt understand his family, has an unsuccessful attempt at an affair, and is almost financially ruined when he dares to voice sympathy for some striking workers. Babbitt finds that his only safety lies deep in the fold of those who play it safe. He is a man who has added a new word to our language: a Babbitt, meaning someone who conforms unthinkingly, a sheep.