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Expressing Willie Nice People
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781025494043
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 290
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
In Nice People, the collection shifts toward poignant social commentary, examining the shifting morals of the post-World War I Jazz Age. The drama focuses on a group of wealthy, rebellious young people whose pursuit of pleasure and disregard for convention shock the older generation. Through the character of Theodora Gloucester, Crothers explores the consequences of modern excess and the search for meaningful values in a rapidly changing world. Together, these works showcase Crothers's keen ability to capture the social dynamics, gender roles, and cultural anxieties of the 1920s, cementing her legacy as a master of the American stage.
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