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Lillian Hellman
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Forcefully attacked injustice, exploitation, and selfishness
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Plays:
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The children's hour
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The little foxes
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Toys in the Attic
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Tennessee Williams
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1911-83
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From Mississippi
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Playwright, author, and poet
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Used his dysfunctional family as inspiration for his work
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Struggled with his identity
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Southern Settings
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Strong female characters
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Poetic dialogue
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Plays
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The Glass Menagerie
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A Streetcar Named Desire
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Arthur Miller
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1915-2005, New York
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Huac - House of Un-American activities committee
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Blacklisted
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Plays
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All my sons
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Death of a salesman
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The crucible
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A view from the bridge
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Lorraine Hansberry
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1930-65, Chicago
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African American playwright
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Wrote about working class blacks in Chicago's South side
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Themes
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Civil Rights
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Black beauty
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Generational conflicts
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Class differences
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Feminism
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Black Americans relationships with African heritage
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Plays
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A raisin in the sun
