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"Two different one-act plays by Tennessee Williams were performed in 1959 with the generic title of 'Garden District'. The first one, 'Something unspoken', tells the story of an elder woman, Cornelia Scott, and her desire to be named president of a society club called the Daughters of the Confederation. She's sitting at home making and getting calls from the saloon where the voting is taking place. She's being accompanied by her secretary, Grace Lancaster, a 40 year old woman who, in her relation with Cornelia, there's always 'something unspoken', something that happened long ago and to which Grace always denies talking about despite Cornelia's insistence. The feeling is that there was an awkward sexual scene between the two, and Cornelia gets attacks of angst about it now and then since her harassed companion won't say what she felt. The issue is dropped, unresolved, when Cornelia learns she hasn't being elected for anything. Finally, Cornelia decides to quit the club."
Augusto Wong Campos, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Love problems?
- lesbianism!!!!
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 60's-90's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 (a little)
United States
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Is this a play?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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