Scene: A family reunion at a Thanksgiving Dinner held, begrudgingly, by Adrienne Rich and her girlfriend, Charlotte Perkins Gilman at Adrienne Rich’s family home. Set in Maryland. Her brother has brought his one child, Huckleberry Finn. William Faulkner has brought his wife, Gertrude Stein, and their three children, Jason Compson II, Quentin Compson, Benjy compson and Caddy Compson.
Act I Scene I
William Faulkner: Children, please don’t play in the snow. Caddy, pull down your dress.
Gertrude Stein: A dress is a dress *INSERT QUOTE HERE*.
William Faulkner: Gertrude, please.
Gertrude Stein:Children will be children William. I don’t insult you when you do exhibit manly behavior
William Faulkner: Yes you do, dear. Regularly. Jason, …show more content…
The commitment to showing how America really is, is a very interesting topic. Adventures of Huckberry Winn by Samuel Clemens is an amazing novel. *add quote*
Huckleberry Finn: You named me after the main character, right dad? (Mark nods in agreement)
Adrienne (mumbles): That isn’t a compliment.
Quentin Compson: What’s the difference between the Romantic period and the Realism period?
Caddy Compson: Duh, one has romance and the other doesn’t.
Mark Twain: That’s not necessarily true, Caddy. Both periods have their merits, but they are the complete obvious. Realism the rejection Romantic idealism, actually. It was a time of industrial expansion and unchecked laissez-faire capitalism, and you can see how it reflects in realism.
(Caddy Compson and Quentin Compson share a confused look, but don’t interject).
Mark Twain: Not to mention there were two movements within the period: Naturalism and the Local Color Movement. In fact, Samuel Clemens was a major author of the local color movement! He-
Charlotte Perkins interrupts : Okay, moving on to the next topic! Adrienne recently organized a protest at the capital for women’s rights.
Mark Twain (mumbles): Shocking.
Adrienne Rich: We live in 21st century, Mark. Excuse me if I want the same rights as …show more content…
Adrienne Rich (mockingly): Don’t insult Missouri.
William Faulkner: Well, I think a big difference between American Literature and British Literature is the Romance periods of both. Although you study Realism, Mark, I do think you will agree with me when I say our Romantic literature had more tortured thoughts. British literature was very romantic, but American romantic characters were tortured.
Mark Twain: I can agree with that. Especially looking at Herman Melville.
Gertrude Stein: One thing I can say, is that American Literature, especially modernism, had it right. The stripping down human experience to find its deep structure in the primitive is such an amazing concept.
Adrienne Rich: We also had transcendentalism come out of the same time frame.
Charlotte Gilman: There is also the obvious point that American literature focuses on American values system, culture, and themes.
Gertrude Stein: Whatever, I still want to move to France. À chacun son goût, Chacun son goût.
Jason Compson: Mom, Caddy keeps throwing food at me!
Caddy Compson: Nuh, uh.
Jason Compson: Yes, uh.
William Faulkner: Caddy, stop throwing food. Jason, don’t antagonize
Act I Scene I
William Faulkner: Children, please don’t play in the snow. Caddy, pull down your dress.
Gertrude Stein: A dress is a dress *INSERT QUOTE HERE*.
William Faulkner: Gertrude, please.
Gertrude Stein:Children will be children William. I don’t insult you when you do exhibit manly behavior
William Faulkner: Yes you do, dear. Regularly. Jason, …show more content…
The commitment to showing how America really is, is a very interesting topic. Adventures of Huckberry Winn by Samuel Clemens is an amazing novel. *add quote*
Huckleberry Finn: You named me after the main character, right dad? (Mark nods in agreement)
Adrienne (mumbles): That isn’t a compliment.
Quentin Compson: What’s the difference between the Romantic period and the Realism period?
Caddy Compson: Duh, one has romance and the other doesn’t.
Mark Twain: That’s not necessarily true, Caddy. Both periods have their merits, but they are the complete obvious. Realism the rejection Romantic idealism, actually. It was a time of industrial expansion and unchecked laissez-faire capitalism, and you can see how it reflects in realism.
(Caddy Compson and Quentin Compson share a confused look, but don’t interject).
Mark Twain: Not to mention there were two movements within the period: Naturalism and the Local Color Movement. In fact, Samuel Clemens was a major author of the local color movement! He-
Charlotte Perkins interrupts : Okay, moving on to the next topic! Adrienne recently organized a protest at the capital for women’s rights.
Mark Twain (mumbles): Shocking.
Adrienne Rich: We live in 21st century, Mark. Excuse me if I want the same rights as …show more content…
Adrienne Rich (mockingly): Don’t insult Missouri.
William Faulkner: Well, I think a big difference between American Literature and British Literature is the Romance periods of both. Although you study Realism, Mark, I do think you will agree with me when I say our Romantic literature had more tortured thoughts. British literature was very romantic, but American romantic characters were tortured.
Mark Twain: I can agree with that. Especially looking at Herman Melville.
Gertrude Stein: One thing I can say, is that American Literature, especially modernism, had it right. The stripping down human experience to find its deep structure in the primitive is such an amazing concept.
Adrienne Rich: We also had transcendentalism come out of the same time frame.
Charlotte Gilman: There is also the obvious point that American literature focuses on American values system, culture, and themes.
Gertrude Stein: Whatever, I still want to move to France. À chacun son goût, Chacun son goût.
Jason Compson: Mom, Caddy keeps throwing food at me!
Caddy Compson: Nuh, uh.
Jason Compson: Yes, uh.
William Faulkner: Caddy, stop throwing food. Jason, don’t antagonize