Samuel D. Hunter’s The Whale depicts the story of Charlie, a gay and obese man. As he realizes that his time is limited, he attempts to reconcile with his daughter. However, he is bounded to a couch in a tiny living room and requires the help of Liz, his only friend. This play dabbles in the realms of homophobia, mental health, and religion. All these elements appear to show how Charlie 's in the situation that he 's in. Also, changing the perspective that the audience views all the characters, as they possess aspects to the individual character that the audience can relate to, even though they might not fit in the societal norm.
Charlie, an English professor who exclusively teaches online courses is bounded to his couch through excessive eating. …show more content…
She causes havoc in school, and at home that she attributes to her upbringing. There is far more to her than her rugged exterior as she expresses her compassion in unconventional ways. Ellie possesses more emotional intelligence than she gets credit for as mentioned by Elder Thomas, “She sent pictures of me smoking pot to mission in Oregon, and told them where I was” (Hunter 77). From the few interactions with Elder Thomas, Ellie understood his situation, and took initiative by telling his parents where he is. It takes a lot to provoke a compassionate response from her as her upbringing turned her into the troubled teen that she portrays herself as. However, once seeing her father slowly die she can’t help, but bring out her true self and make the effort to keep him alive. It was interesting to see how she initially came to him for money, but once Charlie starts to give up, Ellie no longer views her father as a deadbeat, but as her finally as viewing her as her father. She finally opened up to her father rather than perpetual insults and dark blog posts mocking his eventual …show more content…
There are many surprising turns due to the unpredictability of Charlie’s health. A minimal amount of stress could change the tempo of the play as all characters around Charlie struggle to keep him alive for another day only to face the same task the next day. Each day had significance to Charlie’s final day as his ongoing battle with congestive heart failure caused him to explore more into Alan’s death, and reconciling with his
Charlie, an English professor who exclusively teaches online courses is bounded to his couch through excessive eating. …show more content…
She causes havoc in school, and at home that she attributes to her upbringing. There is far more to her than her rugged exterior as she expresses her compassion in unconventional ways. Ellie possesses more emotional intelligence than she gets credit for as mentioned by Elder Thomas, “She sent pictures of me smoking pot to mission in Oregon, and told them where I was” (Hunter 77). From the few interactions with Elder Thomas, Ellie understood his situation, and took initiative by telling his parents where he is. It takes a lot to provoke a compassionate response from her as her upbringing turned her into the troubled teen that she portrays herself as. However, once seeing her father slowly die she can’t help, but bring out her true self and make the effort to keep him alive. It was interesting to see how she initially came to him for money, but once Charlie starts to give up, Ellie no longer views her father as a deadbeat, but as her finally as viewing her as her father. She finally opened up to her father rather than perpetual insults and dark blog posts mocking his eventual …show more content…
There are many surprising turns due to the unpredictability of Charlie’s health. A minimal amount of stress could change the tempo of the play as all characters around Charlie struggle to keep him alive for another day only to face the same task the next day. Each day had significance to Charlie’s final day as his ongoing battle with congestive heart failure caused him to explore more into Alan’s death, and reconciling with his