Adler"s intent here is not to read the American experience through its theatre, but to approach American drama through a considerable body of representative, and oftentimes critically acclaimed, popular plays. He analyzes each of these plays-including such classics as O"Neill"s Long Day"s Journey into Night, Wilder"s Our Town, Miller"s Death of a Salesman, and Williams"s Streetcar Named Desire-in a brief interpretive essay, focusing on themes and theatrical techniques.