Ignorance of Moses in John Cheever's The Wapshot Chronicle

Abstract

The research article aims at identifying the ignorance of Moses, the main character, in John Cheever’s The Wapshot Chronicle. Also, it points out that his ignorance leads to bad actions. The qualitative method is used, and the results are presented in a form of a descriptive analysis. The study finds that Moses is portrayed with ignorance. The ignorance is found through the lack of moral awareness of behaving in a rational way, the focus of personal benefits, and the misunderstanding about what is right or wrong. Thereupon, Moses’ ignorance turns out to be bad actions which are sexual misconduct and the false view about a marriage decision. Finally, these bad actions bring about separation, loss, and unhappiness in Moses’ family life. Keywords : ignorance, The Wapshot Chronicle, Moses