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(Author: Charles Dickson) Vygis sometimes referred to the Babicke family as "The Babbitts." To the uncultured ear, this probably sounded merely like it was something easier to pronounce, or something funny sounding. To most Americans it probably also sounds familiar, because it is the title of a once very well-read Sinclair Lewis Novel that was published in 1922, and it has become part of the American lexicon of words to which additional meaning has been attached. The main character of the novel, George F. Babbitt, is described as prosperous and middle-class, which is used in the novel as a jumping-off point for a broad criticism of middle-class values. I suspect that Vygis at one point was given this book as an assignment in one of his classes and as someone fond of layers of meaning he was also making reference to the Babicke's classiness, which was something he always respected.

The Wikipedia Article provides all the depth of analysis of the book you could ever want, much of which has nothing to do with the Babickes of course.

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