How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #1
She had become so dully habituated to married life that in her full matronliness she was as sexless as an anemic nun. (1.4.1)
Poor Myra. The narrator introduces her by telling us how she appears in the eyes of George F. Babbitt. And the first impression isn't great. To George, Myra is just a nag who he has to put up with because he's married to her. He has no sexual attraction to her and isn't even comfortable talking to her about his deepest thoughts.
Quote #2
"Trouble with women is, they never have sense enough to form regular habits." (7.2.6)
Babbitt is one to talk! The guy can't go one afternoon without smoking a cigar or eating a steak. But the moment he sees his wife open a box of crackers, he's all over her. Babbitt, you see, is a bit of a hypocrite who likes to make excuses by making huge generalizations about women.
Quote #3
It was Mrs. Babbitt who had made this discord in their spiritual harmony, and one of Mrs. Babbitt's virtues was that, except during dinner-parties, when she was transformed into a raging hostess, she took care of the house and didn't bother the males by thinking. (6.3.63)
The narrator is once again (we hope) being tongue-in-cheek when it says that Myra Babbitt is doing the world a favor by not thinking too much. This is more likely a reflection of George Babbitt's sexist worldview.