Essays Tagged: "David French"

Journal Entries for the play, "Of the Fields, Lately" by David French.

trays an average working class family living in the cold, isolated area of Newfoundland. Written by David French, The Mercer Family struggles with themselves in their close-knit traditions and encount ... ficance of the title, Of the Fields, Lately relates and holds great significance to many aspects of David French's play. It ties into the themes of isolation and façade. The title sheds light o ...

(8 pages) 42 1 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Leaving Home Essay

-Essay on play Leaving Home-Playwright is David FrenchIn a society where children are not close with their parents, there should be more of an ...

(3 pages) 70 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

Canadian Identity in David French's "Mercer Plays"

ur hockey, is that it? According to one playwright from Newfoundland, there’s much more than that. David French was born in Coley’s Point, Newfoundland in 1939, and moved to Toronto with his family ... rks, especially in the ‘Mercer’ plays. “I remember the first six years of my life vividly” said David French in an article for the Halifax Herald in 1999. He has experienced two different cultures ...

(9 pages) 2881 0 0.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama