Roberta learns the taboos and strict social rules for Lycugus: One, that factory girls can never aspire to men who are above them; two, that good girls would never associate with foreign men, and three, that nice, respectable girls shouldn't dance, walk the streets, or go the movies. Roberta is not only stifled by these conventions, but also they inflame her. In addition, her interest in Clyde soars only to be crushed again when she.....
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