Madison Foster, Jr. Character Analysis in The Warmth of Other Suns

Madison Foster, Jr. is Robert Foster’s nephew (his brother Madison Foster’s son). He grows up in the South and then moves to the North to complete a doctorate in sociology. He always admires his uncle Robert but also finds his incessant perfectionism frustrating—Robert finds fault in him no matter how hard he tries to impress him.

Madison Foster, Jr. Character Timeline in The Warmth of Other Suns

The timeline below shows where the character Madison Foster, Jr. appears in The Warmth of Other Suns. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...the perfect suit for himself and (more importantly) the perfect gown for Alice. Robert’s nephew Madison, Jr. , a sociology graduate student, agonizes about how he’ll meet Robert’s unrealistic expectations for the... (full context)