Poetcrit
Current Volume: 37 (2024 )
ISSN: 0970-2830
Periodicity: Half-Yearly
Month(s) of Publication: January & July
Subject: Language & Literature
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/POET
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Protest and Reaction – the Pathological Remedies in the Plays of Osborne
By : Twishampati De
Page No: 87-92
Abstract
John Osborne’s plays gained popularity among the audience because his plays aim to find out the concern of the playwright over the frustration of the society through analysing the Social and Personal aspects. His heroes serve as a role-model to depict the lied frustration, especially, in the youngsters at that time. The issues of his heroes have been shifted from social to personal or present both these elements. The protagonists of his plays are presented as angry young men who become the victims of their own disillusionment and despair. His autobiographical experiences serve as a personal protest. On the other hand, the course of the plays depicts a transformation of social into personal. Social protest also figures in J.B. Priestley’s article, “What is Wrong in Britain Today”. He writes: “We know vaguely that we are no longer top dogs in the world, but apart from that we don’t know what kind of dogs we are. We are in danger of turning into a faceless nation” (5). In fact, Osborne’s plays are reactions in the form of protest against social chaos. They protest but what they finally get is frustration. Still they do not rest, they protest because they know that there lies the solution to maladies.
Author :
Twishampati De
Research Scholar in Ranchi University. Contact: C/o- Dr. Nirmalendu De, Vill- Nazarganj , P.O. Midnapur, Dist - Paschim Medinipur, Pin- 721101.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/POET.2020.33.02.13