Childhood, a Comedy in One Act

Download or read book Childhood, a Comedy in One Act written by Thornton Wilder and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1960 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thornton Wilder Comedy Characters: 2 male, 3 female In this provocative, sometimes chilling comedy, Wilder renders a child's-eye view of the grown-up world, as a father, a mother and their three children play a revealing game of make-believe in which the children pretend to be orphans. Startling truths emerge on both sides, as pretense challenges the family to discard the traditional roles of parent, spouse, child, and sibling--blurring the lines between perception and rea