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by Clifford Odets

Waiting for Lefty is a 1935 play by American playwright Clifford Odets. Consisting of a series of related vignettes, the entire play is framed by the meeting of cab drivers who are planning a labor strike. The framing…

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Posted By renee j #217733 at Dec 04, 2011 6:55 PM

why is the play divided into 5 episodes and how does each episode relate to each other?

what is the purpose of dividing the play into 5 episodes? how do the 5 episodes relate to each other?

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Posted By danah m #206145 at Oct 14, 2011 2:54 AM

identify two elements in the written play that are associated with political theatre, and use them to support your thesis.

. You can consider plot structure, participatory vs. observed theatre, the
influence of Marxism, the playwright’s point of view, etc. Identify what these elements achieve and how they are part
of political theatre. Your examples should be SPECIFIC and DETAILED, and you must consider the play as a whole
(not just one particular scene). The subject of this paragraph is the written play by Clifford Odets.

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Posted By joanna h #62883 at Aug 22, 2008 6:08 PM

is waiting for lefty pure propaganda?

is the play waiting for lefty just communist propaganda, or is it a manifestation of its time?

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