Picturing Will (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Ann Beattie
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: An unspecified present and twenty years later
- Setting: Charlottesville, Virginia; New York; Florida; and Connecticut
- Principal Characters: Will, Jody, Wayne, Mel Anthis, D. B. Haverford, Corky
- 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
Form and Content
In form, Picturing Will resembles chronologically arranged snapshots of a postmodern family. Divided into three sections entitled “Mother,” “Father,” and “Child,” the novel often focuses on the characters’ external environments, exhibiting Beattie’s trademark use of telling details, including references to consumer goods and fashionable trends. While Beattie has often been praised for the photographic accuracy of her descriptions and her realistic portrayal of disjointed lives, Picturing Will deals more with the emotional...
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