The Little Foxes

Appeals to viewers who appreciate psychologically sharp family dramas about ruthless ambition, social power, and moral corruption.

Tone

bleak, tense, satirical

Payoff

heartbreak, catharsis

Pacing

steady

Intensity

intense

Structure

linear

Themes

greed, family power, class ambition, betrayal, social hypocrisy

Setting

early twentieth-century American South, wealthy family homes and industrializing town