Babbitt George F. Babbitt, a middle-aged real estate broker, is merely a stereotypical middle class business man. He enjoys all the modern conveniences available to a man of his social class, but he is dissatisfied with his life. The novel Babbitt, by Sinclair Lewis, follows this ordinary man through many trials and tribulations. ... arguments, he simply states what he has read. Babbitt is a booster, loudly promoting his city even when he does not understand what he is promoting. He takes pride in being modern, even though he knows nothing of the science and the engineering he salutes. Babbi...

• Word Count: 1545
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... the Flies by William Golding is an exciting adventure deep into the nether regions of the mind. The part of the brain that is suppressed by the mundane tasks of modern society. It is a struggle between Ralph and Jack, the boys and the Beast, good and evil. The story takes a look at what would happen if a group of British school boys ... the hunters' celebrations around the kill of an animal a fire-watcher stumbles in to try and disband the idea of the monster. Caught of in the rabid frenzy of the dance, this fire-watcher suddenly becomes the monster and is brutally slaughtered by the ot...

• Word Count: 1092
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School