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The American Dream

The play The American dream consists of five characters;
Grandma, Mommy, Daddy, The Young Man and Mrs. Barker.
These characters are a representation of abstract ideas
or principles. This play is a simple story which
consists of an allegory or moral lesson. The moral of
this story is to reveal the substitution of artificial
for real values in our society through the exchange of
abstract concepts by the characters. This play is about
a family in which the realities of life are expressed
through values that are a fabricated substitute of
current values. A controlling and sadistic
disciplinarian, the character of the mother plays a
role that is reprimanding and violent. It begins with
the Mommy and Daddy in which the Mother seems to always
be distracted or upset because of the actions of others
that do not appeal to her. Daddy is kept under a tight
reign and therefore loses his sense of masculinity. He
is viewed as a negative individual and presence.
Therefore, Daddy is...

Posted by: Anthony Pacella

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