America Hurrah (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean-Claude Van Itallie
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: The mid-1960’s
- Setting: A subway, an office, and a motel room
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, Allegory
- Subjects: Values, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Alienation, Vietnam War, Hotels, motels, or inns, Subways, Television or television broadcasting, Materialism
- Locales: United States
Characters Discussed
First Applicant, Jack Smith, an unemployed house painter. He is proud of his profession, his union membership, and his Italian heritage. He recounts an occasion when, lacking direction in his life, he mentioned to his priest that he might like to join a monastery but received no reply.
Second Applicant, Jane Smith, an unemployed floor washer. She is of Jewish- Irish descent and has been washing floors for twenty years. She feels abandoned by her deceased husband.
Third Applicant, Richard Smith, an unemployed bank president. During his job...
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