"A Visit From the Goon Squad" Character Map

A Visit From the Goon Squad is a web. It is a fictitious, yet startlingly realistic quilt of life. This quilt consists not only of characters, but of themes, such as the passing of time, nostalgia, music, and a never-ending cycle of connections. The way in which Jennifer Egan has woven these things together is both beautiful and perplexing, and the character map I present to you is but a brief glimpse into the key components of her masterpiece. It has been a true pleasure to indulge in the bitter-sweet tales in A Visit From the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan.