The title of the play Lost in Yonkers is written by Neil Simon. The theme that relates to the Monologue spoken by Bella is a person's need for love. A monologue is a long speech by one actor. The monologue Bella speaks of is when she is talking to grandma about how she is strong and can take care of herself and a family. Bella is connected to the theme because her whole life she never experienced love from grandma and her family until she tried to experience it herself, in the monologue she tells Grandma about how she would be a better mother than her and that all she wants is her Momma’s approval. In the scene Bella had invited her whole family to a dinner where she would tell them her exciting news. At the dinner it was Gert, Louie,
