The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives is the name of a 1972 novel by Ira Levin as well as two movies of the same name based upon the novel released in 1975, with a remake of the film released in June 2004.

Plot

The premise involves a group of men from the fictional town of Stepford, Connecticut who all seem to have eager-to-please, overly submissive, impossibly beautiful wives. Joanne Eberhart, the main character, arrives in Stepford from New York City with her husband and children, eager to start a new life. As time goes on, she becomes increasingly puzzled by the zombie-like Stepford wives, especially when she begins to see her once independent-minded friends turn into mindless, docile housewives overnight.

Related Topics:
Connecticut - New York City

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By the end of the story, Joanne becomes convinced the wives of Stepford are actually look-alike gynoids created by an elite group of men. The book ends before she can find the truth, leaving only one "normal" women left.

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