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Use of Language in 'Waiting for Lefty'
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Use of Language in 'Waiting for Lefty' Clifford Odet used a wide range of language techniques to convey the differences between the different characters, the relationships between the different characters, and the attitudes of individual characters. The language that the characters use in the play tells us about their personal details, such a what 'class' they belong to and whether they were educated or not. From looking at the character of 'Joe' we see that he is of working class and not particularly well educated. We know this as he uses a great deal of colloquialism in his speech, 'pulluckas'. Also by looking at the language used in the text we see how Odets has tried to convey to the actors how to say certain line. For example the character Joe again, says, 'helluva'. In Standard English this would be written as, 'hell of a'. Odets however has written it like this so...
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