The Dumb Waiter Play Analysis

In the class, we learn about the Anti Realism through lot of works. I think ‘The Dumb Waiter’ has Anti Realism factors just little bit. Because in this play, Gus and Ben are hit men and they live in small room and there is the dumb waiter with speaking tube. We could not find hit men, but maybe several hit men in the world. However, a mostly people does not have the dumb waiter with speaking tube in the room and if some people have it, they used in restaurants. And also, in the play, executive or the upper person who is not actually involved in the talking scene, but Gus and Ben keep mention about that person. I think it makes little bit thinking that is anti realist factor because we could not see who the upper person is and just imagine who are them or just one person. However, I am not thinking these are really …show more content…
Especially, I recommend learn with ‘Homecoming’ because ‘Homecoming’ is also the theater of absurd, but ‘Homecoming’ has lots Anti Realism factor and ‘The Dumb Waiter’ has not lots of Anti Realism factors. Thus, Compare two plays and think about why the author wrote like these two plays that almost same style but different style. I think this play is valuable to other writers and actors both. In ‘The Dumb Waiter’, there are lots of emotions in just one act and this play express emotion really well. Thus, I think actors get to know and learn lots of feelings and emotions and how to express well through book, film, and performance and writers get to know and learn writing technique such as the theater of the absurd, Pinteresque, and more. Therefore, I think this play is worth learning for learning deeply about Harold Pinter, his work and his writing