Babbitt · Character

Louetta Swanson

A flirtatious society woman and friend of the Babbitts.

minor

Also known as Mrs. Swanson, Louetta Swanson

First appearance: chapter i

Louetta Swanson's tie to George F. Babbitt is one of the pressures that moves Babbitt—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The target of her husband Eddie's nagging about her dress.

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With George F. Babbitt (social): A flirtatious and socially prominent neighbor who represents the superficial and gossipy nature of Zenith's upper-middle-class social circles. With George F. Babbitt (social): A flirtatious and socially prominent neighbor who represents the superficial and gossipy nature of Zenith's upper-middle-class social circles. With George F. Babbitt (social): A flirtatious and socially prominent neighbor who represents the superficial and gossipy nature of Zenith's upper-middle-class social circles.

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Relationship types

Social
Other

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Babbitt's Inner Circle
Extended Social Orbit
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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George F. Babbitt
social · ambivalent
A flirtatious and socially prominent neighbor who represents the superficial and gossipy… How this plays out →
George F. Babbitt
social · ambivalent
A flirtatious and socially prominent neighbor who represents the superficial and gossipy… How this plays out →
George F. Babbitt
social · ambivalent
A flirtatious and socially prominent neighbor who represents the superficial and gossipy… How this plays out →

George F. Babbitt
A flirtatious and socially prominent neighbor who represents the superficial and gossipy nature of Zenith's upper-middle-class social circles.
George F. Babbitt
A flirtatious and socially prominent neighbor who represents the superficial and gossipy nature of Zenith's upper-middle-class social circles.
George F. Babbitt
A flirtatious and socially prominent neighbor who represents the superficial and gossipy nature of Zenith's upper-middle-class social circles.

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In the story

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Chapter IX
The target of her husband Eddie's nagging about her dress. She is described as pretty and pliant, and Babbitt flirts with her mildly during bridge.
I
Subject of her husband's complaints, flirts mildly with Babbitt, participates in the séance.
Chapter XXIII
Babbitt's neighbor and object of his flirtation; she responds playfully but ultimately keeps her distance.
IV
Hosts the party, dances with Babbitt, and gently rebuffs his advances.
II
Briefly referenced as a contrast to Tanis's cultured voice.
I
Another woman in whom Babbitt failed to find the lady kind and lovely.
IV
Present at Sam Doppelbrau's party; Babbitt makes love to her in the car, and she complains about her husband Eddie.
Chapter II
Knits a pink bed-jacket for Mrs. Babbitt as a gesture of friendship.

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