Suzan Lori Parks’s Topdog/Underdog debuted at The Joseph Papp Public Theater on July 22, 2001. The play sheds light on two brothers’ quest for the American Dream. They can be described as Cain and Abel of modern times. Booth, the younger brother, betrays Lincoln, the older brother with his wife. In turn, Lincoln robs Booth of his inheritance in a Monte Card game. The play ends with Booth killing his older brother. It reflects the termination and futility of the American Dream and proves that it is a mere illusion. This paper examines demonstrations of multicultural theater in Parks’s play which represents ethnic, racial, and cultural issues. It deals with the characters’ self-concept and its effect on their behavior and choices in life. It illustrates that characters’ actions and decisions are influenced by their family standards and social class.
Misbah, R. (2022). Brothers’ Quest for the American Dream: Representations of Multicultural Theater in Topdog/Underdog. فيلولوجى: سلسلة الدراسات الأدبية واللغوية, 39(77), 9-34. doi: 10.21608/gsal.2022.242804
MLA
Randa Misbah. "Brothers’ Quest for the American Dream: Representations of Multicultural Theater in Topdog/Underdog", فيلولوجى: سلسلة الدراسات الأدبية واللغوية, 39, 77, 2022, 9-34. doi: 10.21608/gsal.2022.242804
HARVARD
Misbah, R. (2022). 'Brothers’ Quest for the American Dream: Representations of Multicultural Theater in Topdog/Underdog', فيلولوجى: سلسلة الدراسات الأدبية واللغوية, 39(77), pp. 9-34. doi: 10.21608/gsal.2022.242804
VANCOUVER
Misbah, R. Brothers’ Quest for the American Dream: Representations of Multicultural Theater in Topdog/Underdog. فيلولوجى: سلسلة الدراسات الأدبية واللغوية, 2022; 39(77): 9-34. doi: 10.21608/gsal.2022.242804
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