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Both Your Houses Study Guide

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by Maxwell Anderson
About 45 pages (13,337 words)
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Moral Corruption and Decline

In this play, Sol Fitzmaurice represents a refined form of moral corruption. Sol's only interests are drinking and increasing his own personal wealth, which indicates that any sense he may have had once of using his office to serve the public has long ago evaporated. When faced with a young idealist like Alan McClean, however, Sol is able to show his empathy, remembering his own roots as a young idealist. He acts indignant at the news that there are members of Congress who would benefit from appropriations, but Sol's corruption is so thorough that no one takes his indignation seriously. His speech to Alan about how he became "a fat crook" in order to make his constituents happy might seem tinged with remorse, but, despite any regrets he might have,.....

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