# Cecil Rountree — Babbitt character guide

> Cecil Rountree in Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Rountree

**First appearance:** 0000-chapter-i

## Who they are

A young architect and member of the progressive set.

## In the story

### [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/chapter-xiii)

Chairman of the convention program-committee who suggests Babbitt write a paper for the convention.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/i)

Chairman of the convention program committee; suggests Babbitt write a paper on professionalism.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/iii)

Official delegate who refuses to wear badges; considered a snob.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/v)

Mentioned as the only Zenith delegate who does not join the others around the marble nymph.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as a diplomat of business, compared to Babbitt's newfound prominence at the convention.

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