Social Issues in Reed’s The C Above the C Above High C
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3.Social Issues in Reed’s The C Above the C Above High C: Reed’s play is focused on major social issues of the 50s, not only those pertaining to race, but also those pertaining to sex and gender, and he approaches those issues from some interesting directions. Choose one (1) social issue that Reed engages and analyze his presentation of that issue through the particular characters and non-historical encounters that he depicts. Why does he approach the issue using these particular characters and their concerns? Is his approach effective? Make sure that you specifically define the social issue and characters being used, and if necessary, do some historical research on that issue to better inform your view.
This essay should be a 500-750 word essay focusing on the plays we’ve been reading in this unit. It is due at the end of Week 6. While it is fine to do a little background reading on the history related to the play you’re writing on, note that this should be a close reading essay, and should use as evidence mostly passages from the play that you discuss. If you need to bring in historical context at all, do your best to limit the context to “common knowledge” information (information that appears in more than 4 sources, and might have appeared in newspapers at the time, for instance). Try to avoid using ANY outside sources
