ENG140Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mccarthyism, Mucous Membrane, Heteronormativity
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The mythologies of the land of the free . Hope, when it can"t be discovered in certainty, can almost always be located in indeterminacy, and angels is a hopeful work. Angels in america is, in the end, about hope. Problem: us myths of 1) individual freedom and 2) assimilated community. Solution: individual responsibility and new forms of community. Kushner born in us in louisiana went back to new york. Angels is in two parts 7 hours part. Second part has been revised a number of times. When it was premiered it saw instant success. Pays attention to the appearance of the manuscript. Writing a play is like writing a poem it matters where the line breaks happen. Prior walter, louis ironson, harper pitt, joseph pitt, hannah pitt, belize, Roy cohn (historical figure), angel (four different eyes) Starts with the part titled bad news . Each character confronts the bad news in their life.
