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The ride down Mt. Morgan
142 pages
A tense, psychological collision of two lives unraveling around one man's monumental deceit.
What it feels like
Reading this dramatic work feels like stepping into an emotionally charged pressure cooker. The pace is brisk, driven by the immediate, shocking collision of two separate lives forced to confront a shared betrayal in the wake of a sudden accident. It is a deeply psychological experience, steeped in a tense, confrontational mood where every conversation peels back layers of justification, painful memories, and hard truths. The dialogue-heavy format ensures the focus remains squarely on the messy, complex dynamics of family and marriage, exploring the hunger for human experience and the devastating fallout of deceit. It will captivate readers who love sharp, character-driven theater that wrestles with moral ambiguity and the explosive consequences of hidden desires.
- Mood
- tense
- emotionally charged
- claustrophobic
- Tone
- confrontational
- probing
- intense
- psychological
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- the limits of human desire · betrayal and justification · complex family dynamics · the psychology of deceit · marital fallout
- The writing
- Crafted as a dramatic work, the dialogue is sharp, probing, and deeply invested in psychological realism.
- The arc
- Moves from the sudden shock of revelation into a painful, whirlwind excavation of memory and moral justification.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave intense, character-driven theatrical dramas that dissect moral ambiguity and complex relationships.
Content notes
- infidelity and bigamy
- car accident
- betrayal
About the book
"Lyman Felt is a dynamic and vigorous man who has it all: a thriving insurance business, fame as a poet, children who adore him - and two women claiming to be his wife. Restrained, conservative Theo and independent, opinionated Leah meet in the hospital where Lyman is recovering from a car wreck, having driven in a blizzard on Mount Morgan.
The women's shock at Lyman's bigamy and Lyman's justification of his actions create a whirlwind of hard truths and painful memories into which Lyman's daughter, his best friend, and even the nurse taking care of him are drawn."--BOOK JACKET. "One of America's greatest and most renowned playwrights, Arthur Miller crafts a drama of love, betrayal, and the hunger to reach the limits of human experience and desire."--BOOK JACKET.
"This new edition of Arthur Miller's 1991 play includes the revisions he made for the acclaimed 1998 Public Theater production starring Patrick Stewart."--BOOK JACKET.
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