However, all is not well within Howard’s mind as he proves that money does not change the commonplace ignorance of everyday life. Howard’s acquisition of wealth serves as a catalyst that allows the couple to enjoy the finer things in life. Howard possesses the uncommon gift of a photographic memory which he uses to win a large sum of cash on a game show. Janet is beautiful, but her education leaves a lot to be desired. Janet and Howard are lower-middle-class residents of Bradcaster who have fallen into a familial marital routine of working, eating, and watching television. Howard’s acquisitio This novel is a social satire that warns against the effects of complacency and too much television. This novel is a social satire that warns against the effects of complacency and too much television. And what he sees as the logical conclusion to his success isn't something Janet can agree to.more
She's quite happy working at the supermarket, cooking for her husband three times a day and watching quiz shows in the evening.īut once Howard unleashes his photographic brain on the world, the once modest used-car salesman can't seem to stop. Janet doesn't want their lives to change that much. And it's a wicked world."Īverage couple Janet and Howard's lives begin to unravel when Howard's photographic memory helps win him a gameshow fortune. Because there may not be any future to bother about, you know. And it's a wicked world." Average couple Janet and Howard's lives begin to unravel when Howard's photographic memory helps win him a gameshow "Sometimes when I'm at work and waiting for customers I think about the two of us living like kings and not bothering about the future. "Sometimes when I'm at work and waiting for customers I think about the two of us living like kings and not bothering about the future.
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