Picturing Will (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ann Beattie
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Plot: Family
- Time of Work: 1989
- Setting: Charlottesville, Virginia; New York City; Florida
- Principal Characters: Will, Jody, Wayne, Mel Anthis, Mary Vickers, Wagoner, D. B. Haverford (Haveabud), Spencer, Corky, Kate
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Virginia, Child rearing or parenting, Family or family life, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Mothers, Parents and children, South or Southerners, Twentieth century, New York City, Art or artists, Marriage, Alienation, 1980’s, New England, Child abuse, Rape, Fathers, Divorce, Connecticut, Florida, Photography or photographers
- Locales: Virginia, Connecticut, New York, Florida, Charlottesville, VA
The Novel
In Picturing Will, the author presents the lives of three family members—mother, father, and son—in the late twentieth century. The first major section of the novel, “Mother,” introduces Jody, who has managed to bring her life back to normal after her husband, Wayne, walked out and left her with their infant son, Will. Jody lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, and supports herself as a photographer specializing in weddings. She is an attractive and energetic woman for whose work the demand is increasing, but she is also an artist with an eye for the...
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