Babbitt · Character
Cecil Rountree
A young architect and member of the progressive set.
minor
Also known as Rountree
First appearance: chapter i
Cecil Rountree shows up with force in Chapter XIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Chairman of the convention program-committee who suggests Babbitt write a paper for the convention.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended Social Orbit
- Church and Family Ties
- Protagonist
- Babbitt's Inner Circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Babbitt's vague, suppressed dread about Paul crystallizes into a s…
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See Cecil Rountree in chapter i