Summary of Purity

Purity: A Novel by Jonathan Franzen | Includes Analysis Preview: A young woman unravels the mystery of her birth and learns about love and forgiveness in Purity, a coming of age saga that also takes a hard look at 21st century investigative journalism and the cult of personality. At 23, Purity ‘Pip’ Tyler is working in phone sales and struggling to pay back $130,000 in student loans. She has few friends and often tangles with her overbearing and overwrought mom, Penelope. Penelope frustrates her by refusing to identify Pip’s father. Pip has searched for clues to her mother’s past online and in their cabin in the mountains near Santa Cruz, California, but finds nothing. Pip lives in Oakland in a foreclosed house belonging to Dreyfuss, a schizophrenic, and his roommates. Among the roommates are a couple of itinerant German activists and Stephen, a married Occupy movement activist. Pip has a crush on Stephen and loosely follows his politics… PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Inside this Instaread Summary & Analysis of Purity Summary of book Introduction to the Important People in the book Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style About the Author With Instaread, you can get the summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience.