"The Corrections"

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This paper examines the book "The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen which follows the paths of two generations of the Lambert family from mid-century through the late 1990's, emphasizing the similarities and differences of the lives of the characters. It analyzes how the characters, in their quest to correct, lose some of the most essential elements of humanity and how in Enid's case, she tortures her children by dreaming for them, in an effort to make them corrected versions of her. This drives them away, resulting in instability and lack of familial structure and as a result, she feels the need to correct this new problem and becomes obsessed with bringing everyone together again.

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"Enid's struggles are the center of the family. She is an example of how corrections can go too far. In one scene, the author recalls a time when the children were young and Enid felt she needed to "correct" her husband's nasty behavior. To do so, she cooks a terrible meal and her youngest son, Chip, is the victim of his parents' battle. Enid forces Chip to sit at the table until he is finished eating. He ends up sleeping at the table an innocent victim of corrections."

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