The Blameless Play Analysis

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All families have their problems. Whether it be a wild child, a distant parent, or even a simple disagreement, a family goes through some rough roads. A strong family is one that even with all the bumps and curves, will find a way to make it through together. The play The Blameless by Nick Gandiello helps demonstrate this in an interesting way. This play is about a family who has recently gone through the death of a member, Jesse, is visited by the grieving father of the boy who seemingly killed Jesse. Drew, the man who is coming to visit, is trying to visit the families who have lost a loved one during his sons shooting so he could empathize with them. Throughout the whole visit one is able to see just how different Drew is to the Garcia’s. Drew is a successful entertainment lawyer so he is calm and collected, while the Garcia family is rambunctious and loud. While the Garcia’s are a hand full, they are also a close knit family because they focus and care for each other. …show more content…
Upper class families, such as Drew’s struggle with relationships with each other because they are more focused on matters of wealth and career. Gandiello creates humor to demonstrate the difference in relationships in families of different social classes.
The play begins with Diana, the mother of Jesse, arguing with her daughter, Theresa, about the punishment she deserves for her wrongdoing, “I don’t think two weeks suspension is hardly enough!” (1). The reason why she was being suspended from school was because she gave a blow job to two boys, in the theatre closet, at school. One would not expect turn of surprise. Apart from the reason, one of the most important parts of parenting is discipline. Even though discipline may seem harsh, it helps to teach children lessons that they would not have learned otherwise. Without discipline, people are unable to learn etiquette and morals. Support is another important part of parenting. Further into the argument between Diana and Theresa, they hit a bump. Theresa confessed she wants to trust that she can talk to her mother, that she can come to her for things that may happen in her life. Diana says, “You can always say whatever you want to me” (6). The Garcia’s are comically dramatic, but the also have support for each other. One requires some amount of support in their life, or they begin to have problems with depression. Family is a big part of life; the relationships between family is an influence on a persons mental health. One problem with high class citizens is the strain in the relationship between parents and children. Parents don’t give a lot of discipline or support because they are dealing with other matters. Family is not the most important part of their life, instead it’s their social life, their career, themselves. When Drew began speaking about his son, the Garcias brought up how Jesse gained his love of Cayenne pepper from runners. Then the conversation took a depressing turn, as if the odd story was to soften the blow. Drew believed that his son hated him. Drew resented his father, so he expected the same of his son, he said, “I don’t know how other fathers do it but I didn’t go prodding into his bad moods” (56). Drew was

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