Fool For Love 
DRAM 284-King
Final Essay
Cierra “CB” Cotton
PID: 720209797
On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this examination.
Essay Prompt: Do you prefer social drama, family drama, or alternative drama? Give an example of the genre you prefer and explain why that genre has contributed so much to twentieth and twenty-first century culture.
Of the various and abundant facets of theatrical productions and genres; one
could assert that family drama has been a crucial catalyst to the growth and change of the social structure in the twentieth and twenty-‐first century. Most assuredly because family drama provides commentary on: the “American Dream”, the individual’s prioritization of family,”, and the impact of family relations on the psyche. To place these concepts into concrete conceptualization, the play The Glass Mengarie, by Tennessee Williams’ will be used. These ideals of the “American Dream”, prioritized family, and psyche that have been formulated through Williams’ work, hold verisimilitude to the way individuals have navigated and continue to navigate through the twentieth and twenty-‐first century.
Background
The Glass Menagerie is one of Williams’ works that exudes the quality of the
genre, family drama. The play is accredited as being William’s first major success and establishing him as renowned American playwright. The play was written in 1944, and
Final Essay
Cierra “CB” Cotton
PID: 720209797
On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this examination.
Essay Prompt: Do you prefer social drama, family drama, or alternative drama? Give an example of the genre you prefer and explain why that genre has contributed so much to twentieth and twenty-first century culture.
Of the various and abundant facets of theatrical productions and genres; one
could assert that family drama has been a crucial catalyst to the growth and change of the social structure in the twentieth and twenty-‐first century. Most assuredly because family drama provides commentary on: the “American Dream”, the individual’s prioritization of family,”, and the impact of family relations on the psyche. To place these concepts into concrete conceptualization, the play The Glass Mengarie, by Tennessee Williams’ will be used. These ideals of the “American Dream”, prioritized family, and psyche that have been formulated through Williams’ work, hold verisimilitude to the way individuals have navigated and continue to navigate through the twentieth and twenty-‐first century.
Background
The Glass Menagerie is one of Williams’ works that exudes the quality of the
genre, family drama. The play is accredited as being William’s first major success and establishing him as renowned American playwright. The play was written in 1944, and
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