Love On The B-Line Analysis
Halei Rochus
Mrs. Love Hilliard
Creative Writing
25 January 2017
Subway Love In Love on the B-Line by Adam Kraar, two lovers dispute over their relationship at a subway in Brooklyn. Kraar uses a style that is simple and commonplace, but romantic still. The characters, Robbie and Marie, are rather ordinary and are living through a situation which many real-life couples also experience. This literary piece thrives on realistic human element, making is easy for readers to relate to them and understand the emotions that Robbie and Marie feel. Love on the B-Line is a believable and easy to follow read, dotted with romantic metaphors, and concluded with an unexpected ending. Robbie is depicted as a sort of hopeless romantic, while Marie is written as being a character whose past relationships have hurt her and caged her as if she wasn’t a wild bird. Kraar reveals limited information about Marie and her past life, which leaves the reader guessing and wondering what …show more content…
Although Love on the B-Line is simple to read and perhaps less of a rollercoaster than other more dramatic plays, it leaves the audience wanting to know what will happen between Marie and Robbie. Will Robbie leave her at the train station, never to return again? Will Marie finally let go of her fear and give herself the chance to find happiness? The audience is kept engaged and wondering the answers to these questions, and wanting to read the play from beginning to end. Marie and Robbie use dialogue that reveals more about their relationship and about who they are specifically and adds to the development of their personality. More of Marie’s backstory is revealed than about Robbie’s, but it isn’t necessary for Robbie’s backstory to be revealed because he is a very transparent character in his wants and desires, while Marie is more
Mrs. Love Hilliard
Creative Writing
25 January 2017
Subway Love In Love on the B-Line by Adam Kraar, two lovers dispute over their relationship at a subway in Brooklyn. Kraar uses a style that is simple and commonplace, but romantic still. The characters, Robbie and Marie, are rather ordinary and are living through a situation which many real-life couples also experience. This literary piece thrives on realistic human element, making is easy for readers to relate to them and understand the emotions that Robbie and Marie feel. Love on the B-Line is a believable and easy to follow read, dotted with romantic metaphors, and concluded with an unexpected ending. Robbie is depicted as a sort of hopeless romantic, while Marie is written as being a character whose past relationships have hurt her and caged her as if she wasn’t a wild bird. Kraar reveals limited information about Marie and her past life, which leaves the reader guessing and wondering what …show more content…
Although Love on the B-Line is simple to read and perhaps less of a rollercoaster than other more dramatic plays, it leaves the audience wanting to know what will happen between Marie and Robbie. Will Robbie leave her at the train station, never to return again? Will Marie finally let go of her fear and give herself the chance to find happiness? The audience is kept engaged and wondering the answers to these questions, and wanting to read the play from beginning to end. Marie and Robbie use dialogue that reveals more about their relationship and about who they are specifically and adds to the development of their personality. More of Marie’s backstory is revealed than about Robbie’s, but it isn’t necessary for Robbie’s backstory to be revealed because he is a very transparent character in his wants and desires, while Marie is more