The Drag (play) The Drag (play) The Drag is a dramatic play written by Mae West under her pen name Jane Mast. The play opened in out-of-town tryouts in New Jersey and Connecticut, but was later forced to close for its portrayal of homosexuality and cross-dressing. The play never opened on Broadway, as West had planned. This play was the follow-up to West's highly controversial play "Sex". West claimed that the inspiration behind the play came from the homosexual young men that she knew around that time who, according to her, desperately wanted to be open about their relationships with their male companions.
Who Shall Die mother of post-war philosophy for feminism mostly for, "The Second Sex." During post World War II, Beauvoir often felt like an outsider in a male dominated world, and would use her writing as a vehicle to showcase her philosophy. In, "Who Shall Die", Beauvoir uses a story about political power being taken advantage of, and a somewhat historically accurate setting to divulge into her existentialist philosophy and touch upon questions surrounding feminism. Who Shall Die Who Shall Die is a 1945 existentialist play written by Simone de Beauvoir. The play takes place in 14th Century Vaucelles, a city in Flanders.