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__Vietnamization of New Jersey__ Essay Question

An answer to one of the following questions is due Tuesday, Oct. 26. Please create a new page and link it at the top of your portfolio page. Put your answer on that new page.

CALL YOUR NEW PAGE BY YOUR FIRST INITIALS FOLLOWED BY VIETNAM. SO IF I HAD TO ANSWER THE QUESTION MY NEW PAGE WOULD BE FRVIETNAM. GET IT? ** __DO NOT POST A FILE FOR ME TO DOWNLOAD!__ **CREATE A LINK BETWEEN YOUR PORTFOLIO PAGE AND THIS NEW PAGE, PLEASE.

__The Life and Times of Tulsa Lovechild__ and __The Vietnamization of New Jersey__ are both informed by the 60’s and 70’s and the war in Vietnam. Both are farce comedies. Both introduce us to American families. Both deal with the influence of the family on the behavior of the children. How have the playwrights approach these subjects and how are they similar and how are they different in their approaches.

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There are many strategies for creating humorous plays. Durang has chosen to employ farce comedy as a means of relating this and others of his works. What are some of the characteristics of this genre of comedy. Provide illustrations from the play to support your points. Durang says he has been influenced by TV episodes from Ozzie and Harriet. What other kinds of farce comedy on TV, film, and/or radio come to mind when reading the play?