Jonathan Franzen - Freedom
World Book Club
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Crafting the Character of Patti
In this chapter, a listener named Theresa from New Jersey asks the author about his approach to crafting the character of Patti in terms of her midlife crisis and complicated relationship with men. The author explains that he has spent a lot of time with women, including his mother, who shared a lot with him. He believes that having male and female characters comes naturally to him, with female characters being easier due to his native sympathy and feminist conviction.
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