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The Wapshot Chronicle by John Cheever follows the lives of the eccentric Wapshot family in the declining Massachusetts fishing village of St. Botolphs. The narrative, centered on Leander Wapshot and his two sons Moses and Coverly, explores themes of familial duty, generational contrasts, and life's unpredictability, culminating in both sons fulfilling family expectations by marrying and having children. The story includes sensitive topics such as family control dynamics and asexual behavior in marriage.