Bus Stop | Inge's Romanticism
In this essay, Metzger discusses the changing perceptions of Inge’s romanticism.
In 1955, Americans were watching I Love Lucy, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best, and Davy Crockett. In these programs, life was easy; jobs were plentiful, and the American Dream appeared as a tangible reality. It was an idealized image of an America that only existed on television—and on the stage.
In Bus Stop, William Inge attempts to create a story that is, according to him, ‘‘a composite picture of varying kinds of love, ranging from the innocent to the depraved.’’ This was his intent, as stated...
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