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This 6 page paper takes a glimpse at this playwright's interesting life and then goes on to compare and contrast two of her early works. The Children's Hour and The Little Foxes are discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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York public schools and went on to go to New York University and Columbia University as well (1999). Within the confines of her youth, there had been confusion about her
family background (Harmon, 1999). There has always been talk about her parents troubled marriage and other events have cropped up to make Hellman and intriguing figure. Yet, she went on
to grow up and find a husband, something typical in her day. She married another playwright named Arthur Kober, but that relationship ended in divorce ("Hellman," 1999; James, 1999). Her
intimate friendship with the novelist Dashiell Hammett would continue until his death in 1961 (1999). Yet, Hellman would never remarry. Hellman did not begin to write plays until the 1930s
and her dramas are well known for focusing on various forms of evil ("Hellman," 1999). Her work has not escaped criticism however. She has been criticized at
various times for her doctrinaire views but she nevertheless kept her characters from becoming social points of view by including credible dialogue and a realistic intensity which put her a
step above her peers ("Hellman," 1999). Indeed, Hellman wrote with the skill of a professional but the emotions of a child. She was able to capture the innermost fears and
thoughts of people, drawing on their most hideous features. These points come through clearly in both The Childrens Hour and The Little Foxes. Interestingly, Hellman seemed to entitle these works
in an innocuous but mischievous way. In writing a variety of works, it appears that her themes have all centered around evil and lies. They have drawn on things
that, for the most part, people do not like to look at. Her works are truly disturbing, as she forces her audience to dig deep into their psyches. It is
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