"so did the large national advertisers fix the surface of his life, fix what he believed to be his individuality. These standard advertised wares—toothpastes, socks, tires, cameras, instantaneous hot-water heaters—were his symbols and proofs of excellence; at first the signs, then the substitutes, for joy and passion and wisdom." - Babbitt, 1922, Sinclair Lewis #Consumerism #FWakeConsumer
Diary of RoundSparrow as in Diary of Anne Frank spirits.