Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue 1
4. 1. On the Road to Topeka 3
5. 2. Out of Brooklyn 18
6. 3. Becoming Freudian 33
7. 4. The Slap, Explained 55
8. 5. Ex-Topekan 69
9. 6. Losing the Road Map 87
10. 7. Freudian Fathers and (Proto-) Feminist Daughters 98
11. 8. Revelations 106
12. 9. The Big Freedom 123
13. 10. (A) Challenging Fate 144
14. 11. Workshops of the Possible 160
15. 12. Making Friends, Making Love 177
16. 13. Retelling Lives 195
17. 14. Life Underwater 207
18. 15. The Old Leaf 220
19. Epilogue 227
20. Acknowledgments 229
21. Appendix: Sayings of Milton Wexler 233
22. Published Papers and Reviews by Milton Wexler 241
23. List of Abbreviations 243
24. Notes 245
25. Index 273