[Year of first publication] 1982 (play) 1988 (film) [Character(s)] Arnold Beckoff [Work] Torch Song Trilogy and the film adaptation [Creator] Harvey Fierstein [Country of publication] United States [Details] Within the story, Arnold's secular approach to life, along with his homosexuality, create conflict between him and his mother which drives the third act of the story, "Widows and Children First".[99] [Media] 
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