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"In this dark comedy, Albee presents us with an American family, Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma. The dysfunction between the character is grossly apparent. As a dominating Mommy emasculates the Daddy and the Grandma is packing up so the long feared *van man* can take her away, Mrs. Barker comes to the door but no one really knows why she is there. In the midst of the chaos, the american dream arrives. He is a handsome, beautiful, shell of a man devoid of feeling, life, and anything human. As the soon to be adopted son, he is the perfect replacement for the son that was destroyed in the Mommy's attempt at perfection. He is the perfect package and the promise of long sought after satisfaction.
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joanna kapusta, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- all of family
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 1 ()
United States
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to torture
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
Is this a play?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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