JOURNAL ARTICLE

Researcher from Babes-Bolyai University Reports on Findings in History (The Fall of the House of Weston and the Crumbling of the American Dream in Tracy Letts's August: Osage County).

  • Published In: Mental Health Weekly Digest, 2023. P. 469 1 of 2

  • Database: Psychology Source 2 of 2

Abstract

This article focuses on recent research from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, analyzing Tracy Letts's play *August: Osage County*. The study examines how the dysfunctional Weston family’s personal crises—such as addiction, violence, and abuse—reflect broader themes of societal decline and disillusionment in America, culminating in the patriarch’s suicide. The research argues that the family’s disintegration symbolizes the erosion of the American Dream. Further details are available in the 2022 article titled "The Fall of the House of Weston and the Crumbling of the American Dream in Tracy Letts's August: Osage County" published in the American, British and Canadian Studies Journal.

Additional Information

  • Source:Mental Health Weekly Digest. 2023/03, p469
  • Document Type:Abstract
  • Subject Area:Drama and Theater Arts
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1543-6616
  • Accession Number:190974850

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