John-Guare-(b-1938)-Six-.ppt
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CeciliaH.C.Liu,JohnGuare(b.1938)SixDegreesofSeparation(1993),Self-identityGenderRaceSociety,CeciliaH.C.Liu,Outline,AbouttheauthorSynopsisTitleCharactersThemesLiteraryAllusionsDiscussionQuestionsWorksCited,CeciliaH.C.Liu,JohnGuare(b.1938),Guaresfreewheeling,satiricalplaysaretheantithesisof“kitchensink”naturalism,withdarklycomicsituationssometimesveeringintoviolence.Frequentlydealingwithfamilyrelationshipsandpeopleseekingescapefromtheirdailylives,theyfloutdramaticconventionswithsuchdevicesasmonologues,asides,songs,andpantomime.SixDegreesofSeparation,producedbytheLincolnCenterTheater,wonthe1990NewYorkDramaCriticsCircleAward,theHull-WarrinerAwardandtheObieAwardasBestPlay.,CeciliaH.C.Liu,Synopsis,ManhattanartdealersOuisaandFlanKittredgeopentheirgildedpenthousedoorstoPaul,acharismaticyoungmanwhosbeenstabbedandmuggedinCentralPark.ClaimingtobeafriendoftheirchildrenandthesonofSidneyPoitierPaulenchantshishostswithintoxicatingstoriesandtantalizinggourmetdishes.ButasPaulswebofdroppednamesandnearfamebeginstounravel,heprovideshishostswithmuchmorethanjusttheultimateanecdoteforgoodcocktailconversationhesetsinmotionaseriesofeventsthatwillalterthecourseoftheirlivesforever.,CeciliaH.C.Liu,Thetitle,“SixDegreesofSeparation”istheunproventheorythatanyoneontheplanetcanbeconnectedtoanyotherpersonontheplanetthroughachainofacquaintancesthathasnomorethanfiveintermediaries.Thetitleismeanttosuggestthateveryoneontheplanetislinkedtoeveryoneelsebyachainofacquaintancesnomorethansixpeoplelong-anotionplausibleonlytoasocialitelivingontheUpperEastSide.Guareexpoundsupontheusesoftheimagination,liberalhypocrisyandeventheviolentsubtextofTheCatcherintheRye.,CeciliaH.C.Liu,FlanKittredge,FlanKittredge:
anartbrokerwhoputstogetheradhocpartnershipstobuysecond-tierworksbymodernmasters(Czanne,Matisse)thathequicklyresells,totheJapanesecurrently,inordertorealizehugeprofits,allwithoutputtingupanymoneyhimself.,CeciliaH.C.Liu,OuisaKittredge,Ouisaischarmingandimaginativeandself-aware,yetstillinneedofredemption.Andshescapableofredemption.Ouisaisthefocusbecauseshesdespondentaboutthelackofmeaningfulstructureinherlife.Sheseesherselfasacollageofunaccounted-forbrushstrokes,allrandom,andwhenFlandeclareshimselfagamesmanshesays,Wereaterriblematch,before,inthemovie,walkingoutonhislatestpitchatasocietymatronsluncheon.(Shewalksoutoftheluncheonthoughnotnecessarilyoutofhislife,butstill,FlanismoreofaTorvaldthananyothercharacterinGuaresplays.)AttheclimaxGuaregivesOuisaaspeechaboutnotbecominghumanjukeboxesspillingouttheseanecdotesassheandFlanhavebeenfortheentirelengthoftheplay,andthatspeechdoesstatesomethinglikethekerneloftheplaywrightsintendedmeaning.,CeciliaH.C.Liu,TheSecondaryArtMarket,TheKittredgeshavethreechildrenawayatschoolsotheyrefreetopursueFlansdeals,whichtakethemtosocietyweddingsandchristenings,museumgalas,luncheons,andsuch.ThislucrativesecondaryartmarkethaspaidforasumptuouslookoutofanapartmentonNewYorksuppereastside.,CeciliaH.C.Liu,Paul,Agiftedscoundrel,PaulsoonwinsovertheKittredgesbyadmiringtheirtwo-sidedKandinsky.Onesiderepresentschaos,theothercontrol;thescenedetermineswhichsideisfacingtheroom.PaulthenwanglesaninvitationtostayovernightafterhewhipsupagourmetdinnerfortheKittredgesandtheirguest,aSouthAfricanfinancier,whoissoimpressedwiththeyoungmanthathestartsplanninganAfro-Americanfilmfestivalonthespot.,CeciliaH.C.Liu,PaulsRole,AConnectorhumanity/humanconditionItisPaulwhoconnectsthesixrightpeopletogether.Heistheonewholeadsthemtolookintotheirownfamily,andurgesthem,byaccident,tofindtheirtrueandnewselves.Paulunitessixdegreesofseparation.ATest:
Paulfunctionsasatesttoallthecharactersintheplay/film.Peoplecanbeeasilydeceivedbythecharismaherepresents.However,OuisaseesPaulasahuman,notjustananecdote,acase,anevent“todineouton”(Guare117).,CeciliaH.C.Liu,ActorandActing,Anactor,Paulhasnorealidentity.Hecanactanybody.Paulcreatesawholenewidentityasasonofanartistwhobelongstotheupperclassforhimself.Andthatiswhatmostpeoplewanttobecomefamous,educated,rich,withsomeprestigiousfamilybackground.Yet,thoseartdealersarenotartists,andtheyarefondofbeingacatinthemovieofCatsbecausethiscouldmakethemfeelmorelikeanartist(actor).Therefore,inasense,theydohavethesamethoughtasPauldoes,andPaulbecomesthepersonwhocouldhelpthemfulfilltheirdreams.,CeciliaH.C.Liu,Themes:
Interpersonalrelationship,InSixDegreesofSeparatio
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