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This 3 page paper focuses on this unusual play that sees a woman simply going to another continent to meet her husband's family. As it turns out, the family is very odd. Characterization is explored. No additional sources cited.
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very odd, and in the end, Ruth who is the wife, turns out to be less than her husband Teddy bargained for. One thematic element is class and social
status. When it comes to determining social status, many people think that income is how one measures this concept. This is a misnomer and very important in the scheme of
things. It is in fact the intellect that pushes Teddy out of the frying pan and into a world of ideas and morality, something to which he was not accustomed
at home. In this work, Teddy is the protagonist and he is a professor. His profession is quite admirable, and he has attained a good education, something that the rest
of his family did not achieve. In many ways, while Teddy is not the black sheep of the family, he is different. There are jealousies. In many families, there is
a sense that everyone should be alike and that certain families are expected to do things a certain way. The expectation of living the good life, and not rising above
the common element that this family seems to attach itself to, is present. Hence, when Teddy enters, there is a sense of disdain. Teddy is the most accomplished member of
the family, but he is not treated very well. Perhaps the reason why there is friction, and why Ruth stays and Teddy leaves in the end, has to do with
the fact that their mother was treated so poorly. The virgin/whore paradigm is certainly present in this play and while Ruth perhaps marries an enlightened man, her inner self seems
to be attracted to the more common element. Indeed, Ruth seems to fall into a trance as she changes throughout the play. Of course, the real question is whether Ruth
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