Study Guide

The Corrections Characters

By Jonathan Franzen

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Alfred is like the Wizard of Oz—he's not always directly involved in the plot but he's...

Gary is a man caught between two women. If you're thinking that sounds like a good problem,...

Chip Lambert wants to the hippest hipster that ever lived. If you were to break down his desired...

Denise is a melting pot. As the third and youngest child in the Lambert family, she had a much...

Gary's whole mission in life is to not be his father, but he couldn't have failed any harder.It's...

Don Armour (yeah, real subtle with the symbolism there, Franzen) shapes the future of the Lambert...

Gitanas's bizarre journey illustrates The Corrections' take on the state of modern politics. The...

Melissa is everything that Chip wants. Actually, scratch that—Melissa is everything that...

Denise has very specific—but very different—tastes in lovers. On one hand, she often...

While Enid represses her emotions like a fart on a first date, Sylvia is eager to tell Enid her...