You Can’t Take It with You (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart
- First Published: 1937
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Farce
- Time of Work: 1936
- Setting: New York City
- Genres: Drama, Farce
- Subjects: Family or family life, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Love or romance, New York City, 1930’s, City life, Dancing or dancers, Money
- Locales: New York, NY
Characters Discussed
Penelope (Penny) Vanderhof Sycamore, a mother in her mid-fifties, the matriarch of a comic household, carefree and easygoing. Penny clearly loves her family and life itself. After a typewriter is mistakenly delivered to her, she drops her old hobby of painting and begins to write plays. She does both very badly, but with style and good humor.
Paul Sycamore, Penny’s husband and father of the Sycamore brood. Paul has given up ordinary work to construct fireworks in his basement. He often tries them out in the center of the living room. He intends to...
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