Episode 2: Home

Question 1

What is the young woman’s objective in episode 2 ?

Answer 1

• to seek advice and comfort from her mother about George H Jones

Question 2

What are the obstacles to the Young woman in episode 2 ?

Answer 2

• her mothers nagging
• her mothers cold and unwilling demeanour
• the appearance of George H jones which haunts her memory

Question 3

What are the playwrights intentions ?

Answer 3

• Sets up how the Young Woman is incongruous within every area of her life unable to attain any comfort
• displays the societal pressures placed upon her by the 1920’s western expectations for women to marry which she is expected to conform to

Question 4

How does Helen describe herself ?

Answer 4

Turns cold at the thought of Jones, tight inside, struggling with the stifling conditions and feels as though she is going crazy

Question 5

What are some expressionistic techniques?

Answer 5

Mini scene within the scene
- a vision of the life the young women has set up for her agaisnt the life she dreams for
- voices, music and singers + the gloves

Question 6

What are the playwrights intentions ?

Answer 6

• To display the inequality of the genders within 1920s western society where women have the expectation to marry
• deal with unhappy marriages