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The Waiting Room By D. M. Larson
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"Evil lurks in places you would never imagine and tries to charm its way into your life."- unknown. As said in the quote evil is near and it can be in forms that would easily fool any person without any warning. In " The Waiting Room" by D.M. Larson, one of the major themes is that trust is easily gain and use for evil.
In the play, "The Waiting Room," the author D.M. Larson uses symbolism as a representation between good and evil. Good is the mortality of someone's attitude or way of being. People that are good are people that love to see someone else happy. For example, in the play Gil is the person that wants everyone else to be happy or fine. He/she is fine with the situation they're in, as long his/her family is safe and taken


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