Gary Lambert

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Gary Lambert is a central figure in Jonathan Franzen's novel "The Corrections," portrayed as an anxious, financially driven Midwestern son struggling with family expectations and personal dissatisfaction.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Corrections NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy Jonathan Franzen NERFINISHED
characterTrait anxious
controlling
depressed
financially driven
perfectionist
resentful
status-conscious
conflictWith Alfred Lambert NERFINISHED
Caroline Lambert NERFINISHED
Enid Lambert NERFINISHED
createdBy Jonathan Franzen NERFINISHED
firstPublishedIn The Corrections NERFINISHED
genreOfWork literary fiction
hasChild Aaron Lambert NERFINISHED
Caleb Lambert NERFINISHED
Jonah Lambert NERFINISHED
hasEducation attended a prestigious college
hasFamilyName Lambert NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Gary NERFINISHED
hasNotableScene Thanksgiving visit to his parents’ home
hasParent Alfred Lambert NERFINISHED
Enid Lambert NERFINISHED
hasRole central character
hasSibling Chip Lambert NERFINISHED
Denise Lambert NERFINISHED
hasSpouse Caroline Lambert NERFINISHED
livesIn Philadelphia NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction explores costs of conventional success
nationality American
occupation banker
financial professional
originatesFromRegion Midwestern United States NERFINISHED
perceives siblings as less responsible
publicationYearOfWork 2001
relationshipToFamily dutiful son
eldest Lambert child
setIn late 20th-century United States
strugglesWith antidepressant medication
fear of losing social and financial status
pressure to host his parents for Christmas
themeInWork depression
family expectations
financial insecurity
marital conflict
middle-class anxiety

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The Corrections mainCharacter Gary Lambert