The American Dream Book Summary

The American Dream is a comedy-based novel. Edward Albee's one-act drama The American Dream was published in 1959 (together with The Zoo Story) and first performed in 1961. This short drama cemented the playwright's reputation as a shrewd and scathing indictment of American values. The American dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of where and what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society. The play, a satire on American family life, concerns a married couple and their elderly mother. On a particular day, they are visited by two guests who turn their worlds upside down. The central family consists of a Mommy, a domineering wife, Daddy, an emasculated and submissive husband, Grandma, the half-senile mother of Mommy. Adoption and childlessness are addressed in The American Dream. Mommy and Daddy, the play's principal characters, depict everyday life in America. Mrs. Barker, a clubwoman, pays a visit, and Grandma reminds her of a previous visit when she brought a newborn. Because this child did not turn out the way Mommy and Daddy had hoped, it was abused till it died. When a lovely but emotionless young man—the American Dream—arrives later, Grandma advises that Mommy and Daddy adopt him since his emptiness appears to be exactly what they want.

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