This was a pretty good play from Odets from the 1930's about a dysfunctional Jewish family during the depression. It shows the clash between idealism and realism in a family as one of the characters Hennie becomes pregnant and how she should consider her life from then on. The family is quite controlling when it comes to Hennie's position. The part of the play that I thought was the most interesting was Moe. He's a cripple is just enamored with Hennie. But really he comes across as a jerk and is afraid to show his real emotions. Out of the Odets plays I've read I've liked Golden Boy the most as I think it would be the best to translate to screen. I need to see the movie.
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