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    A Study Guide for John Patrick's "The Teahouse of the August Moon"
    A Study Guide for John Patrick's "The Teahouse of the August Moon"
    A Study Guide for John Patrick's "The Teahouse of the August Moon"
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    A Study Guide for John Patrick's "The Teahouse of the August Moon"

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    A Study Guide for John Patrick's "The Teahouse of the August Moon," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCengage Learning - Gale
    Release dateAug 3, 2016
    ISBN9781535839969
    A Study Guide for John Patrick's "The Teahouse of the August Moon"

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      A Study Guide for John Patrick's "The Teahouse of the August Moon" - Gale

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      The Teahouse of the August Moon

      John Patrick

      1953

      Introduction

      The Teahouse of the August Moon (1953), by John Patrick, is a comedy about the process of the Americanization of Japanese citizens on the island of Okinawa during the American Occupation of Japan following World War II. A hit Broadway production, Patrick’s play won many awards, including the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play of the Year, the Pulitzer Prize in drama, and the Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award. Although extremely popular in the 1950s, this play became outdated by the 1970s when increased awareness of racial issues led audiences to recognize the offensive stereotypes of Asian people in the play.

      A young military officer, Captain Fisby, is assigned to carry out Plan B in a tiny Okinawan village, to begin the process of Americanization by instituting a local democratic government, establishing a capitalist economy, and building a school-house in which the village children will be taught English. Fisby is assigned a local interpreter, Sakini, who attempts to explain to him many of the local customs. Fisby, however, is frustrated when the villagers are unable to market their local products, such as cricket cages and lacquered

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