The mood during the Civil War is captured perfectly by author Irene Hunt. She secures the viewpoint of the families during the war. This is accentuated by the fact that brothers at times had to fight brothers. A five page paper looking at this well-known story by John Cheever in terms of its condemnation of suburban conformity. The paper traces the protagonist, Francis Weed, through his attempt at finding himself , and concludes that he missed his golden opportunity to find real meaning in life.
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The paper concludes that both protagonists go insane because all the props holding up their self-concept and place in the world have been knocked away, and they glimpse the complete void beneath. Bibliography lists two sources. Bibliography lists 12 sources. Bibliography lists no additional sources.