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Title: Graft: A Comedy in Four Acts

Note: Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by David Widger from page images generously
provided by the Internet Archive

Summary: "Graft: A Comedy in Four Acts" by Harold Brighouse is a play written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Jim Pilling, a gardener, his wife Sally, and their son Dick, who live in a cramped one-room apartment in the town of Carrington. The play delves into issues of class disparity, the struggles of working-class families, and the contrasting perspectives of the town's elite represented by characters such as Stephen Verity, a self-made man with political ambitions. The opening of the play introduces the Pilling family during a modest September evening at home. Jim and Sally discuss their longing for the countryside, highlighting their dissatisfaction with their current living conditions. As they navigate daily life, they express concerns about their son, Dick, and the challenges of raising a child in overcrowded urban streets. The scene shifts as various characters including a sympathetic curate and a domineering alderman enter, revealing the underlying tensions regarding a proposed recreation ground that could lead to the destruction of the affluent Polygon neighborhood. This rich interplay between characters sets the stage for a broader commentary on social class and community dynamics within the framework of a comedic narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Brighouse, Harold, 1882-1958

EBook No.: 55291

Published: Aug 7, 2017

Downloads: 69

Language: English

Subject: English drama -- 20th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Graft: A Comedy in Four Acts

Note: Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by David Widger from page images generously
provided by the Internet Archive

Summary: "Graft: A Comedy in Four Acts" by Harold Brighouse is a play written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Jim Pilling, a gardener, his wife Sally, and their son Dick, who live in a cramped one-room apartment in the town of Carrington. The play delves into issues of class disparity, the struggles of working-class families, and the contrasting perspectives of the town's elite represented by characters such as Stephen Verity, a self-made man with political ambitions. The opening of the play introduces the Pilling family during a modest September evening at home. Jim and Sally discuss their longing for the countryside, highlighting their dissatisfaction with their current living conditions. As they navigate daily life, they express concerns about their son, Dick, and the challenges of raising a child in overcrowded urban streets. The scene shifts as various characters including a sympathetic curate and a domineering alderman enter, revealing the underlying tensions regarding a proposed recreation ground that could lead to the destruction of the affluent Polygon neighborhood. This rich interplay between characters sets the stage for a broader commentary on social class and community dynamics within the framework of a comedic narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Brighouse, Harold, 1882-1958

EBook No.: 55291

Published: Aug 7, 2017

Downloads: 69

Language: English

Subject: English drama -- 20th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.