Introduction Second,the play would certainly be considered sexist by serious theater-goers today.As soon as Miss McCutcheon enters,Harry's first words to her are:"Miss America I presume."This is an extremely condescending and presumptuous remark,showing that he feels perfectly free to comment on her looks despite the fact that he has never even met the woman.The judge behaves no differently when he looks her over as if he is judging cattle at a fair("...he takes a good look at her knees,calves,ankles...").There are also frequent references by the men to her being pretty and little else 导言 Second, the play would certainly be considered sexist by serious theater-goers today. As soon as Miss McCutcheon enters, Harry’s first words to her are: “Miss America I presume.” This is an extremely condescending and presumptuous remark, showing that he feels perfectly free to comment on her looks despite the fact that he has never even met the woman. The judge behaves no differently when he looks her over as if he is judging cattle at a fair (“…he takes a good look at her knees, calves, ankles…”). There are also frequent references by the men to her being pretty and little else. Introduction 导言