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Clifford Odets

Kavi ShukryAri Anwar

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Author Biography

Contents

Background of the Play

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Clifford Odets

The author's main works

Actor[edit] Midnight (1930) Men in White (1933) Gold Eagle Guy (1934) Waiting for Lefty (1935)………….etcWriter

Waiting for Lefty (1935) Awake and Sing! (1935) Till the Day I Die (1935) Paradise Lost (1935) Director

The Country Girl 1950 Golden Boy 1952

Actor[edit]

Writer

Director

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Clifford Odets joined the American Communist Party in 1934.

Waiting f.or lefty was a distinguished mark in a theatrical activity.

The Group Theater 1937.

Clifford Odets

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Waiting for lefty was a distinguished mark in a theatrical activity, why?

1. The play was published in recession time.

2. Communism in America at that time.

3. Class Conflicts in capitalist Society

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Valuable lessons learned from 1935 play “Waiting for Lefty”

"Normally, I don’t think that cultural review is the biggest priority for the Industrial Worker, but seeing the play live did start me thinking about some things that I think are important for our organization".

From an article by Brandon Oliver about a 1935 play about workers intending to strike.

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What does Clifford Odets attempt to in his play?

Providing examples of everyday people.

Rise above the capitalist mess they've inherited and take control of their destinies.

Odets paints the common man as honest, sacrificial, and exploited

While big business and the government are portrayed as the proletariat's enemies, anonymous corporations of rich men intent on shattering dreams.

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The Role of Women in the Play

Clifford Odets portrays assertive and domineering women as the center of families in the age of the depression.

Women in the plays are always fighting poverty in any way they can.

The mothers often dominate the lives of their children and attempt to dictate rich futures for both their sons and daughters.

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Stopping corruption to stop poverty

Balance the power

Workers Strike

Strength in Numbers

Balance the power can preserve the dignity of work by allowing the men to work for themselves and not for the company.

To give more of a balance between worker and employer power.

The only tool for workers to protect themselves.

A key component to economic and social justice

The power of unions

Against big businesses, and the greedy, inhumane capitalists

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When will strikes end?

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Work Cited

• Odets, C. (n.d.). Retrieved October 25, 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Odets

• "Unions in Society." Unions in Society. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2015.

http://labourrights.ca/issues/unions-society • "Valuable Lessons Learned from 1935 Play "Waiting

for Lefty"" Valuable Lessons Learned from 1935 Play "Waiting for Lefty" N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2015.

https://libcom.org/book/export/html/51040\ • "Waiting for Lefty Essays." Waiting for Lefty Essays.

N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2015. http://www.gradesaver.com/waiting-for-lefty/essays

• "5 Reasons Why We Need the Right to Strike." IndustriALL. N.p., 16 Feb. 2015. Web. 25 Oct. 2015.

http://www.industriall-union.org/5-reasons-why-we-need-the-right-to-strike