Babbitt · Character
Sheldon Smeeth
A pious young man active in the church and Sunday school.
minor
Also known as Smeeth, young Mr. Smeeth
First appearance: chapter i
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In Chapter XVI: Smeeth leads a junior class with a 'Heart to Heart Talk Evening,' making Babbitt uncomfortable. Later, in II: Educational director of the Y.M.C.A. who conducts the musical program and sings the…
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Character groups
- Extended Social Orbit
- Babbitt's Inner Circle
- Protagonist
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- 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 Sheldon Smeeth in chapter i