Dramatic Arts Essay-Brighton Beach Memoirs (2 Pages 868 Words)

Brighton Beach Memoirs is a play about a family who comes together due to an unfortunate death and co-exist under one roof while facing financial troubles. I will be discussing the character Nora and the way that she develops herself and reacts towards the other characters. Nora is a sixteen year old girl living in Brighton Beach, New York in the late 1930s. She is Jewish and lives with her mother, Blanche and younger sister, Laurie, in her Uncles house due to the Death of her father Dave.

We first meet Nora when she comes bounding into the house after she has been offered a dancing role in an upcoming Broadway performance. Shes decided she wants to drop out of school to pursue her dream. From this...