1. Disintegration the Family in Desire Under the Elms
The characters are ordinary people like us, taken from the lower and middle classes of society, who struggle with everyday problem, such as poverty, sickness, crime, family strife and other problems within marital and paternal relationships. ... "10 The American dramatist‟s concept of family is centered on his dream of the ideal family and his desire to make peace with it rather than understand it. ... "12 This struggle is not a new one; it is connected with deeply held attitudes concerning the Americans‟ dream of an ideal family system of freedom and democracy which emerged ...
- Word Count: 9352
- Approx Pages: 37
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School