I had some difficulties when starting this play. I felt like there was just too much to keep
up with, too many people, thoughts, and relationships in my head as I
read. But once I got to act 2 it was
much more clear. The relationships
between couples were easier to follow in the second act because it follows a
more linear progression. With the lack
of having a definite plot, it may have raised many questions for the future
historian. The plays all have an
interesting shift in social acceptance from play to play. Love!
Valour! Compassion! Is celebrating
an anniversary between two men while in The
Children’s Hour just the thought of two women being together is ruining and
destroying lives. The historian would
get a good look at how the views and issues of America in this time
changed. This play would allow the
historian to see how these men are gay and proud and how they see the straight
people of the world, one of the men even makes a comment about there being too
many straight people in the world.
John Michael Moore
I find it interesting that you brought up the lack of a "definite plot" in regards to the hypothetical historian. I thought that the conversational dialogue would actually provide more for an academic to go off of, as far as gauging a general feel for the world of this play. I also thought that the constant pop culture and musical theatre references could help to flesh out the world for someone researching this period based on this play.
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