play‚ The Zoo Story‚ all Jerry wanted was to be heard and understood‚ and in the end‚ after sharing his life story with a complete stranger‚ he got his final wish - death. The Zoo Story not only tells of the alienation of man in modern society‚ but also reflects the philosophy of twentieth century existentialism. Jerry made a conscious choice of wanting to end his life‚ while Peter‚ a man that chose to act as the “guinea pig” and stayed and listened to Jerry’s story‚ made a conscious
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Albee used many literary devices in The Zoo Story. The first device is the anti-hero. An anti- hero is the main protagonist but lacks qualities of a hero. Jerry is an anti- hero and accepts his position as social outcasts. Along with the anti-hero‚ Albee uses satire. Satire adds humor to comment on human nature and social constructs‚ Albee uses these devices in The Zoo Story to comment on the way different social classes choose to view and ignore each other in American society‚ especially the really
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Yanson Filpo Instructor: M. Shane Breaux ENG 102 November 7‚ 2013 The Zoo Story Edward Albee’s play the Zoo Story is about the misunderstanding among two characters and . Through the play we learn about two different characters Peter and Jerry. Peter is a family man from the Upper class‚ who spends every Sunday afternoon reading a on a bench‚ feels like a caged domesticated animal that lives in a in a cage. Jerry from the lower class‚ lives in a room house‚ acts a wild animal
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"Sin-penalty-penance-salvation" is an important archetype in the BIBLE. This archetype in the BIBLE provides an excellent frame for THE ZOO STORY. Edward Albee’s employment of archetypes from Greek myth and allusions from the BIBLE serve as a catalyst in the expansion of his narratives‚ binding the old with the new and adding depth to his plots and characters. Jerry‚ when we meet him‚ has lived for a short time in a rooming house on the west side. The inhabitants of the rooming house are‚ infact
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When Edward Albee wrote The Zoo Story in 1958‚ it was the first play that he wrote as an adult and only the second play that he wrote in his lifetime. His only other play was a sex farce that he wrote at the age of twelve. After being passed from friend to friend‚ The Zoo Story traveled from New York to Florence‚ Italy‚ to Zurich‚ Switzerland‚ to Frankfurt‚ Germany and was finally produced for the first time in Berlin‚ Germany. It opened on September 28‚ 1959‚ at the Schiller Theatre Werkstatt. After
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polite‚ and well civilized. Sometimes people can get positioned in situations where they are never taught these things in life. These people tend to be caught up in social isolation because they do not mix well with others. In the play called‚ “The Zoo Story” a man named Jerry’s side effects of social isolation shine through as he creates this odd kind of confrontation with another man‚ named Peter. Although it may seem that Jerry is just some schizophrenic lunatic‚ that is not the truth at all because
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A visit to a zoo is one of the most enthralling and exciting things. It is an interesting way to let the children see animals‚ which they cannot see otherwise. A visit to a zoo is an entertaining activity not just for children but also for adults as it increases their knowledge and makes them wonder at the marvellous of nature. During our educational tour to Delhi‚ last month‚ we were also taken to the zoo as it is near the old fort. The zoo is one of the largest in the country spread in a vast area
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THE2000 Ms Janet Roney 12/1/12 The Zoo Story Edward Albee’s “The Zoo Story” is a one act play that shows what alienation and loneliness can drive a man to do. It is a unique story in the sense that you almost feel as though you are reading in on a social experiment. I consider it is an experiment because of how the reactions between the two characters Peter and Jerry lead up to an intense and life affecting climax between the two. The idea of The Zoo Story is about a middle class man with a wife
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………….1 2. The Coordinates of The Zoo Story …………………………………………….....2 3. Plot ………………………………………………………………………………..3 3.1 Exposition ……………………………………………………………….……3 3.2 Conflict ……………………………………………………………………….3 3.3 Complication ……………………………………………………………….4-5 3.4 Climax ………………...……………………………………………………5-6 3.5 Resolution ………………………………………………………………….6-7 4. Characters………………………………………………………………….……...8 4.1 Main Character ………………………………………………………………..8
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EDWARD ALBEE´S THE ZOO STORY October 26th – November 26th 2011 Krudttønden. Serridslevvej 2‚ Østerbro.. That-Theatre Company Director: Barry McKenna With Adam Brix & Ian Burns 1 Introduction The story‚ in simplest terms‚ is about how a man who is consumed with loneliness starts up a conversation with another man on a bench in Central Park and eventually forces him to participate in an act of violence. According to Matthew Roudane‚ who quoted a 1974 interview with Albee in his Understanding
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