Modern Techniques In Wesker's The Kitchen

Michael needs a place “closer to nature.” (Michael 33). Additionally, the majority of the characters get angry easily. However, Wesker puts Winnie in the appropriate place as "[she does not] get very angry with anything" (I.6). One defect is that the characters do not develop or learn anything from soup to nuts unlike Beatie Bryant. Additionally, they take on an independent life as they come from different countries such as Germany and Cyprus talking with various English accents. The fact that their distinct personalities perform as an interlude that detach the audience from the tense moments (Sheed, The Kitchen 136).

In the matter of plot, order of events is crucial since it draws the attention to the important parts of the play. Firstly, "sequence …show more content…
His play is well-structured since it depicts the outside world with its employees and managers. Wesker bases The Kitchen on modern techniques such as “sequential actions, revelation of secrets and elaborate exposition” (Ward 89). This is exemplified when they revealed the reasons behind the fight between two of the cooks. Admittedly, in communities like kitchens, secrets are not kept for long time. Everything can be open secret merely. Moreover, the simple and clear exposition is present. The audience know almost the whole story from the first act. He escapes from being an absurdist and let everything be clear as day. Besides, Wekser makes a good use of metaphor through the ovens that intentionally motivate the audience to recall the Holocaust, the stark instance of savageness and tyranny. Worth mentioning is that fragmented speech is obvious. To illustrate, the actors occasionally shift from topic to another, so that the audience get lost. This brings about a sort of absurdity (Wellwarth, The Kitchen