The House Beautiful is, for me, the play lousy.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A dismissal of the concept of a perfect home, labeling it as poor entertainment or a bad experience.
- In plain terms
- I do not care for the idea of a perfect home.
- What can you take from it?
- Reject idealized domestic perfection.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is a home for?
- Do you seek perfection?
Another view
It offers no alternative vision of what home should be.
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