The Last Yankee

Download or read book The Last Yankee written by Arthur Miller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a New England state mental hospital in the early 1990s when Prozac was routinely adminstered to treat depression, The Last Yankee sees Miller exploring aspects of the American Dream through the lives of four characters who question and grapple with definitions of success, health and fulfillment. Described by Miller as 'a comedy about a tragedy' the one act play highlights conflicts between men and women, between the working class and the capitalist businessman and between interior and exterior realities.