The Marriage Plot
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Summary
The novel "The Marriage Plot" by Jeffrey Eugenides tells the story of three graduates from Brown University in the early 1980s. The main character, Madeleine Hanna, studies English literature and is fascinated by Victorian novels. She finds herself in a love triangle with two men: Leonard Bankhead, who is charismatic and intelligent but struggles with bipolar disorder, and Mitchell Gramm, who is interested in religion and philosophy and harbors romantic feelings for Madeleine. The story explores themes of love, marriage, mental health, and the search for meaning in life, showing how the characters try to find their place in the world after graduation.
Date of publication: 1 February 2025
Last updated: 10 February 2025
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Genre: Contemporary Fiction