Genre
Satirical thriller
Setting and Context
Stepford, present time
Narrator and Point of View
Joanna Eberhart
Tone and Mood
Satirical, thrilling, mysterious
Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist: Joanna Eberhart, Antagonist: Men’s Association
Major Conflict
The Stepford wives are being turned into robots controlled and created by their husbands.
Climax
Joanna Eberhart is attacked by her former friend Bobbie, and she is turned into a Stepford wife.
Foreshadowing
The way the wives of Stepford acted is a foreshadowing of the big reveal towards the end of the book: they were robots.
Understatement
The move the Eberhart family does from New York City to Stepford is understated, as no one knew the magnitude of what the city had in its closet.
Allusions
The reader might have allusions to other similar thrillers, such as "Get Out", which the book has stricking similarities with.
Imagery
The image of the perfect Stepford wife is a strong image, as this is what the whole plot is based on.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
Parallel lines can be drawn between the wives before and after they were turned into robots.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
N/A
Personification
N/A
