Babbitt · Character

Orville Jones

A fellow member of the Boosters' Club and Babbitt's acquaintance.

minor

Also known as Jones, Mr. Jones, Orvy

First appearance: chapter i

Orville Jones'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.

Laundry owner and gardening enthusiast, invited despite Myra's doubts.

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With George F. Babbitt (friendship): A fellow real estate man and member of the Boosters' Club, a typical crony in George's conformist social and business network. With George F. Babbitt (friendship): A fellow real estate man and member of the Boosters' Club, a typical crony in George's conformist social and business network. With George F. Babbitt (friendship): A fellow real estate man and member of the Boosters' Club, a typical crony in George's conformist social and business network.

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Babbitt's Inner Circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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George F. Babbitt
friendship · positive
A fellow real estate man and member of the Boosters' Club, a typical crony in George's… How this plays out →
George F. Babbitt
friendship · positive
A fellow real estate man and member of the Boosters' Club, a typical crony in George's… How this plays out →
George F. Babbitt
friendship · positive
A fellow real estate man and member of the Boosters' Club, a typical crony in George's… How this plays out →

George F. Babbitt
A fellow real estate man and member of the Boosters' Club, a typical crony in George's conformist social and business network.
George F. Babbitt
A fellow real estate man and member of the Boosters' Club, a typical crony in George's conformist social and business network.
George F. Babbitt
A fellow real estate man and member of the Boosters' Club, a typical crony in George's conformist social and business network.

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I
Laundry owner and gardening enthusiast, invited despite Myra's doubts.
II
Guest at the dinner party, owner of the Lily White Laundry.
Chapter XVII
Congratulates Babbitt on his association with Eathorne, calling him 'the new director of the First State Bank.'
II
Also referenced as a peer Babbitt considers lacking finesse.
IV
Guest at the party, makes jokes about Louetta.
Chapter II
Challenges Babbitt's stance on the strikers at the club.
I
Jones protests Babbitt's constant mention of Lord Wycombe.
Chapter II
Sees Babbitt and Tanis emerging from a movie theater; Babbitt introduces Tanis as a client, and Jones appears satisfied.
Chapter II
Selects novels for Mrs. Babbitt during her hospital stay.

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