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        <title><![CDATA[Part of the tension in Lost in Yonkers is the ambiguity around Grandma...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Part of the tension in Lost in Yonkers is the ambiguity around Grandma Kurnitz's alleged thousands of dollars. This tension heightening element is further heightened itself by the ambiguity around Louie's activities, money and black bag. The central point of Bella's characterization is that (1) wherever the money came from, Bella gave it back and (2) wherever the money came from, Bella found her voice, broke out of her daze and mended her weak...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:17:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When Bella runs away in Act 2 of Lost In Yonkers does she steal the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When Bella runs away in Act 2 of Lost In Yonkers does she steal the $5,000 she needs to open a restaurant from her mother's secret hiding place?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yes, but I wouldn't say that is its primary theme.

By that I mean,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes, but I wouldn't say that is its primary theme.

By that I mean, other themes are more important. Look at how hard the family works to stay together, and what they have to do to survive. Those get more emphasis in the play.

That said, yes, there are a number of times when that theme or a related theme (like lying, or distance from reality) is emphasized. For example, the grandmother keeps money hidden, so it is not visible. When others...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 1 Apr 2007 08:50:39 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Does the book, Lost in yonkers have the theme "reality vs. illusion?"]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Does the book, Lost in yonkers have the theme "reality vs. illusion?"]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:24:04 PST</pubDate>
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