Other classics of American realism include Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman; the latter in particular deals with many of the same ideas as Iceman. O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night is essential as well, expanding on Iceman's themes of addiction and hopelessness.
Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man sheds light on the Black experience in the early 20th century and provides a useful perspective on the racism found throughout Iceman. And the poetry of Dorothy Parker expands upon and contexualizes the attitudes of Pearl and Margie. Finally, for an entertaining picture of New York around the time of Iceman, Frank Loesser's musical ...
