Date of Award
1980
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
The Julia character, as depicted in the essay in Pentimento, provides a character model for Lillian Hellman's plays. Julia's strength of personal responsibility provides Hellman a measure by which her characters succeed or fail, a criterion upon which personal worth is judged. Julia's strength, compassion, and personal responsibility are depicted in varying degrees in the characters created in Watch on the Rhine, The Children's Hour, The Little Foxes, Another Part of the Forest, The Searching Wind, and The Autumn Garden. As reflected in the plays, Julia is Hellman's model, her ideal; she is the vehicle for Hellman's strong personal and social statements.
Extent
72 p.
Recommended Citation
BELL, KATHLEEN T., ""JULIA" CHARACTERIZATION IN THE PLAYS OF LILLIAN HELLMAN" (1980). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 1.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/1
Identifier
FADT14044
Comments
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1980.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection