Chip, the middle child, is a failed academic and aging bohemian who is struggling to make a living in New York City. Gary, the oldest child, has become an affluent Philadelphia banker and a father of three himself his materialism and parental permissiveness is a rebuke to his father’s financial and emotional stinginess. Each of these children has rejected their Midwestern upbringing in different ways. Enid is Alfred’s homemaker wife, and the couple have three children: Gary, Chip, and Denise. Alfred, a retired engineer, is the family patriarch and has developed Parkinson’s and dementia. The Corrections centers on the Lamberts, a dysfunctional Midwestern family. This guide references the 2001 HarperCollins edition of the text. These corrections also refer to the various ways in which the Lambert children try to improve on their own upbringing. The “corrections” of the novel’s title refer to the anticipated corrections of the boom market, which turn out to be less dramatic than expected. The main action of the novel takes place during the turn of the 21st century, a time of great financial prosperity in the United States.
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