Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf

The play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf “by Edward Albee is used by the author to allude to the issues America is facing during the 1960’s. To depict these concerns, the author indirectly refers to problems through the use of George and Martha, the older couple, as well as Nick and Honey, the younger couple. Albee uses multiple different aspects of the story to discuss with the audience about the social issues arising in the 1960’s. To unfold the significance of the characters, the reader can consider the symbolism used, the 1960’s expectations of both relationships and the generational gap between the two couples. Looking into these qualities of the characters allows for the reader to recognize that the play is not just about the characters,

This gives the audience a very obvious clue that the play will be no more than a metaphor for events happening in the United States. the creation of George and Martha’s “son” is used in the work to represent the United States. Being that George Washington was one of the founding fathers, it only makes sense that the country is considered to be his “child”. Additionally, George and Martha’s child may also The imaginary “son” that George and Martha has multiple significant aspects connected to the overall meaning of the play. Martha and George argue over the hair color and eye color of the child. This itself is not only showing a flaw in the image of their relationship, but shows a deeper meaning as well. Both George and Martha have two different ideas as to what the child looks like. Similarly, there are two main political groups that citizens of the United States associate themselves with. Each of these groups has their own idea of what the country should look like, just as George and Martha have ideas on what their “child” looks like.symbolize some other events happening around the time the play was written. As said before, George and Martha have two distinctive views of their “child”.

In the 1960’s “more than two-thirds of households consisted of an employed husband, a stay-at-home mom, and their children” (Fuchsman 275). George is employed by the college while Martha is a stay-at-home wife, but they differ from this traditional way. Martha seems to almost be the dominate role in the relationship. She often tells George what to do and criticizes him though a decent wife would not. This attitude from Martha also depicts the movement of Women’s rights. She is more independent than the average woman, In this way, she also could represent social