All of Lynn Nottage's plays deal with similar themes to Poof!, including issues of gender and female relationships. This can be seen in her other important plays, including Pulitzer Prize winners Ruined and Sweat. Other American stories that deal with abuse and misogyny could include The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin; "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston; and The Color Purple by Alice Walker.
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