"The American Dream"

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In the play "The American Dream", Albee exemplifies the theater of absurd by indicating the way Americans act in reality.The writers shows that it was the lack of communication in American Society that made Albee create such a controversial, yet original play. But even if Albee believes that the main idea of the play was the breakdown of the communication, the play still creates controversy because people are able to read in between lines where the social criticism is hidden.

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"American society draws the attention of many writers, including an excellent playwright, Edward Albee. In the play, "The American Dream," Albee illustrates the way Americans act by using his main theme, the theater of absurd. By using this theme he sets his main characters as caricatures of normal Americans who care only about having a harmonic life, which includes being rich and having a perfect family. The fact that it is one-act play adds up to its' originality mainly because such a short play creates the controversy over having different meanings to certain critics. These meanings come from various hidden messages that Albee was able to include in this one-act play."

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