32 pages 1 hour read

María Irene Fornés

Fefu and Her Friends

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1990

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Essay Topics

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Do you think this is a feminist play? Why or why not? What does it mean for a text to be categorized as feminist?

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There are several ways that Fefu and her Friends addresses or mentions mental illness. What do you think the play says about the nature of mental illness?

3.

Consider Part 2, in which the audience is divided up and four different scenes occur simultaneously. What do you think is the effect of this on the audience? Why do you think the playwright chose to structure this section of the play like this?

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By María Irene Fornés