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It seems George Babbitt, a real estate broker, has a thriving business, and is a socially successful man. He has everything one wishes for: health, family, and a profitable job in a rapidly growing city in the American Midwest. Babbitt suffers from insomnia caused by a disturbance in his self-satisfaction due to the limited life he lives. A personal crisis pushes him to reconsider his values, leading him to rebel against social customs and risking his reputation, social status, and marital life. Babbitt is considered Louis's best novel, and this satire of the American social scene caused a big stir when it was published in 1922. Babbitt's name became synonymous with middle-class satisfaction with itself. Babbitt's feelings of discomfort and the limited nature of his existence revealed the false perception of success. His story reflects the nature of this society committed to traditions and customs that elevate the importance of maintaining wealth and social status to the point that individuals lose themselves. Babbitt is one of the most important works depicting the human struggle with the machine of modern life in the twentieth century. An enjoyable novel, it provides a powerful picture of the traditions and customs of modern society, which considers success to be accumulating wealth and submitting to the traditions imposed by a social system that marginalizes anyone who rebels against it.