Oceana Monologue from The Naturewoman

From The Naturewoman by Upton Sinclair

female · defiant · 1:12 min

And I'm wild to dance. I must have some vent pretty soon. You see, at home I was out of doors all the time. I hunted and fished, I swam and dived, I danced on the beach. And here... why, I walk down the street, and I daren't even so much as sing out loud. I have to remember that I'm a young lady, and have an ermine cloak on! Truly, I don't see how you ever stand it! (ETHEL: We were brought up that way.) Yes; and that's why you're undeveloped and frail. But tell me, don't you ever have an impulse to play? That beautiful snow out there--don't you want to tumble round in it and pelt each other with snowballs? (FREDDY: We did that when we were children.) Yes, that's the way. But I, you see... I'm a child still; and I expect to be always.

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