Analysis Of Little Shop Of Horrors

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Musical Theatre – Little Shop of Horrors
Seymour is a nerdy man who works as an assistant in a florist where he discovers a plant (Audrey II) which he named after a girl he likes who works at the flower shop also (Audrey). The plant feeds on blood and human flesh. Audrey is a young girl who is going out with a dentist (Orin) who eventually gets feed to Audrey II. The flower shop owner witnesses this (Mushnik) and so Seymour has to feed him to Audrey II as well. This makes the plant bigger, stronger and craving more. “Feed me” is the plants catchphrase.
Historical context
The historical context of the film is linked to president Nixon. He was president from 1969 – 1974. Nixon thought he was doing well for the country, when he was in fact making

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