Sinclair Lewis’s best selling novel Babbit expresses strong beliefs such as the perfect image of an “ideal citizen”. He believes an ideal citizen is one who is “busier than a bird-dog, not wasting a lot of good time in day-dreaming or going to a sassiety teas or kicking about things that are none of his business. ” He continues by describing someone who contributes to a store, proffession, or art. This person lights up a cigar at night and goes home in a little bus. They also are the one to mow the lawn and do other chores around the house but have extra time to do the things they enjoy, like golf, all before dinner is served. When dinner is finished, they tell their kids a bedtime story, or take their family out to do something fun, or just