This assignment will enable you to discover how a playwrights use of elements such as character, dialogue, setting, plot, and time period work together to enhance the themes of a drama. You will conduct a close reading of your chosen drama and discuss the playwrights use of these devices in his or her structuring and composition of the script. You will also incorporate at least one scholarly source into your analysis. Applying a close reading and composing a literary analysis will prepare you for the many texts that you will read, summarize, and discuss in your future studies and in the workplace.
Write an essay that explores how and why key elements such as character or symbols from the drama POOF! relate to the themes of (Love, and Conformity/Rebellion) in a particular way, using at least one scholarly source. Some important contexts you may to consider are:
The dialogue
The setting
The plot
The cultural context
The time period in which the drama was written (vs. the one in which it is set, if applicable)
