Fefu
Fefu
Marriage dynamics:
A woman's primary purpose was to be married and serve her family. Fefu's power struggle with Phillip conveys her apathy or inability to conform to this standard.
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Social hierarchy:
Fefu's ability to host in a large house with many foods and drinks is a clear display of wealth, especially closely following the Great Depression.
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Gun ownership and use:
1934: The National Firearms Act — first gun control legislation, imposed a tax on the manufacturing, selling, and transporting of firearms
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Guns are a symbol of violence, power, and masculinity
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"The source of this play is a Mexican joke: There are two Mexicans in sombreros sitting at a bullfight and one says to the other, 'Isn't she beautiful, the one in yellow?' and he points to a women on the other side of the arena crowded with people. the other one says, 'Which one?"'and he takes his gun and shoots her and says, 'The one who falls.'" - María Irene Fornés
Education:
Fefu gives a talk about Voltairine de Cleyre at the Flossie Crit, displaying not only a high degree of education, but also respect from the community.
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Voltairine de Cleyre – female anarchist who opposed the state, marriage, capitalism, and religion (1866-1912)
Flossie – nickname of Katherine Bailey, famous civil rights activist and NAACP leader (1895-1952)
Crit – short for criticism
