33:382:303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Clifford Odets, Lorraine Hansberry, American Literature
24 Jun 2017
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Awake and sing and a raisin in the sun comparison notes. Clifford odets is one of the most prominent american playwrights who was also widely seen as successor of talented playwright and father of american theater, eugene o"neill. Odets wrote many significant plays for american literature and awake and sing! is one of them that is being covered in our contemporary american literature class. In this play, the writer focuses on the berger family that lives in bronx, ny and sheds light on their daily struggle with the economy and other family matters. Jacob is the oldest member of this family who is the father of. Jacob portrays a set of ideals that are very different from all the character in this play. He also seems to have tons of philosophical advice for the people around him but does not really do much to change the crucial circumstances of his family.
