Critics examine the Cheever's short stories "The Country Husband," "Goodbye, My Brother," and "The Five-Forty-Eight."
Contents:
Biography of John Cheever Plot summary of Goodbye my brother List of characters in Goodbye my brother Critical views of Goodbye my brother John Cheever on the genesis of the story James E. O'Hara on moral complexity Patrick meanor on biblical and Puritan references Scott Donaldson on the author's attitude towards brotherhood Plot summary of The enormous radio List of characters in The enormous radio Critical views of The enormous radio Burton Kendle on the author's Reinterpretation of Eden Henrietta Ten Harmsel on parallels to Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown James E. O'Hara on the confluence of reality and fable Patrick Meanor on the author's stylistic breakthrough Plot summary of The five-forty-eight List of characters in The five-forty-eight Critical views of The five-forty-eight Lynne Waldeland on the story's inappropriateness vis-à-vis The Shady Hill stories George W. Hunt on the relationship between villainy and forgetfulness Raymond Carver's sequel to the story Mark A. C. Facknitz On Carver's unhappy conclusion Patrick Meanor on sadism Plot summary of The country husband List of characters in The country husband Critical views of The country husband Alfred Kazin on the author's radiance Robert A. Hipkiss on references to war Lawrence Jay Dessner on tension and irony Plot summary of The swimmer List of characters in The swimmer Critical views of The swimmer Michael D. Byrne on the symbolic significance of nomenclature William Rodney Allen on parallels to F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet on references to Ponce de Leon Nathan Cervo on allusions to death and the underworld Works by John Cheever Works about John Cheever Acknowledgments Index of themes and ideas.