Tea and Sympathy (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Anderson
- First Published: 1953
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Representational
- Time of Work: A few days in early June in the 1950’s
- Setting: New England
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: 1950’s, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Gender roles, New England, Machismo, Toleration
- Locales: New England
Characters Discussed
Laura Reynolds, a young woman in her mid- to late twenties. She has been married for less than a year to Bill Reynolds. Sensitive and compassionate, she is trying to adjust to life at the boys’ school where her husband teaches, but she is not one for vigorous outdoor activity or small-minded gossip, both of which seem to be prerequisites for acceptance there. She is also worried by what she perceives as Bill’s growing distance from her—physical as well as emotional distance. She is generally cheerful, however, and carries an air of maturity and wisdom...
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