Memories of the Ford Administration | Techniques
Updike's design for Memories of the Ford Administration is a collage of academic satire, historical narrative, and romantic comedy. These different kinds of fiction are held together by the first-person narrator whose personality is revealed in each mode of the narrative. Whether he is describing the young James Buchanan before the Civil War, or disclosing his own recent adventures at Wayward Junior College, the narrator typically confuses himself with history. This strategy not only allows Updike to offer comedy with each section of the novel, it also enables him to set up the...
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