Sex (play) Sex (play) Sex is a 1926 play written by and starring Mae West, who used the pen name "Jane Mast". The play opens at Rocky's residence on Caidoux Street in Montreal's red light district. Rocky receives an unwanted visit from Dawson, a police officer he has been paying off to keep quiet about a murder. Rocky offers Margy, a prostitute who works for him, as payment to Dawson, but she refuses. Dawson leaves without trouble, but swears to return for his money. Margy longs to leave Rocky for a better life, but she currently has no realistic alternative. Rocky leaves
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.