Transcendence of traditional melodrama A brief analysis on Lillian Hellman＇s The Little Foxes

Lillian Hellman is a leading figure in 20th century American theatre. Due to the intensity of feeling and the general theme of good vs. evil, her plays are tagged with ＂melodrama＂. However, by examining one of her masterpieces The Little Foxes, it is revealed that Lillian Hellman transcends the confmes of traditional melodrama by combining the complexity of real life into the pretense of representation, thus making her play forcefully believable.

The Little Crow And The Fox

·童心剧场·Actor:L——The little crow F——The fox M——The little crow’smother (The little crow’s mother拿着一块肉准备给小乌鸦做一顿丰盛的午餐) L:Oh, it is smell well. (The fox东张西望地走过来,它闻着美味的肉香。