The Skin of Our Teeth (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Thornton Wilder
- First Published: 1942
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Phantasmagoric
- Time of Work: All human history
- Genres: Satire, Drama, Parody, Tragicomedy
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, 1940’s, Human race, New Jersey, Servants, Ice Age, Dinosaurs
- Locales: Atlantic City, NJ, Excelsior, NJ
Places Discussed
Excelsior. Fictional New Jersey city, whose very name implies upward striving, that is the home of the novel’s Antrobus family. Mother, daughter, son, maid, and pets await the return of the father, who is at his office. Mrs. Antrobus berates the maid, Sabina, for letting the fire go out in the suburban living room as the Ice Age is dawning. When Mr. Antrobus comes home, he brings along refugees whose talents he hopes to save, among them Moses, Homer, and several of the Muses. As the room fills up, a baby dinosaur and a little mammoth are ordered out into the...
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