Babbitt · Character
Minnie Sonntag
A former stenographer of Babbitt's, now a society woman.
minor
Also known as Miss Sonntag, Miss Minnie Sonntag
First appearance: chapter i
Minnie Sonntag shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A sarcastic, thin young woman who drives with Babbitt to get liquor and mocks him, representing the hostile elements of the Bunch.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Women's Social Circle
- Babbitt's Inner Circle
- Protagonist
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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 Minnie Sonntag in chapter i