Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco
My posts have definately spaced out a bit with our hectic life. Blake asked me to help him read a few plays the last couple of days to make sure the content/language was acceptable for his English class. I have not had much experience reading plays and honestly was not in the mood to read them. My brain has been fried with pregnancy and I have not wanted to really concentrate or read lately. I am glad that I was able to enjoy both the plays I read and even more grateful that they were short plays and easy to read.
Rhinoceros is definately on a higher literary level than the other play I read, " A Doll's House." I must admit the first act was a little hard to get through and really keep up with all the conversations because there are so many people talking at once that it is chaotic. The rest of the book is fairly easy to read and even the language usage is much more simple. Pretty much you follow this one guy that is borderline a drunk. He is trying to find meaning in his life and starts out by arguing with his friend pretty much about whether the rhinoceros that they had seen twice run through town was the same one or different. People, including his friend, start turning into Rhinoceros' and I thought it was funny that the only person upset and freaking out about this phenomenon was the main character. Everyone else just goes with the flow and follows the crowd. Eventually everyone turns in a Rhinoceros except our main character. He struggles at the end being the only one left and at first fights against it, and then in turn wants to become a Rhinoceros as well but cannot. He then accepts that he is the last human and is determined to fight against the majority.
I found it interesting that there is a lot of logic and what is real discussed throughout the book. So many people start by fighting against everyone, but in the end follow what everyone else does even if it does not necessarily make sense. Really, how many people want to turn into a Rhinoceros. Many are mad about it, but then decide that everyone else is having more fun and enjoying life better. They are escaping from their hectic life and having fun and relaxing. It is interesting to see how in such a short period an entire society can change their opinions and focus in life.
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