You Must Remember This (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Joyce Carol Oates
- First Published: 1987
- Type of Plot: Family
- Time of Work: 1946-1956
- Setting: Port Oriskany, New York, a fictitious city
- Principal Characters: Enid Maria Stevick, Felix Stevick, Warren Stevick, Lyle Stevick
- Genres: Long fiction, Family literature
- Subjects: 1950’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Love or romance, Incest, Boxing, Korean War
- Locales: New York
The Novel
You Must Remember This is a chronicle of the Stevick family from 1946 to 1956. The primary movement in the novel involves the love affair between Enid Maria Stevick and her half-uncle Felix. The novel also deals with many other love relationships of Stevick family members.
The novel begins with a shocking description of Enid’s attempt to commit suicide by ingesting an overdose of aspirin. The story then moves back to an earlier time in the family history, the time that led to the suicide attempt. Enid’s preoccupation with death as a child is clear...
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