How I learned to Drive

The final play of the semester turned out to be very different to all the other plays we have read so fare. How I Learned to Drive by Jill Dolan was a really interesting play that kept me intrigued the entire read. The story line of the play was simple but how it was presented and portrayed was quite different to anything we have read thus fare. It reminded me of watching Hollywood movie thriller as it went back and forth in time leaving the viewer to connect the dots.

While the play jumps back and forth in time, the play writer cleverly makes it apparent through what the characters are saying as to what stage in life they are currently at. The most commonly used technique for this was one of the characters mentioning the age of the other. The play is situated around the relationship between Peck and Li’l Bit. It is interesting how the play writer drops hints to the audience about their relationship. It’s a well structured play that kept me interested until the final line.

Feminism

While near the end of the semester I began look back at all the plays and articles we have read and analysed. Than I read over the play “Top Girls” by Caryl Churchill, to see that it just like all the other plays has intriguing in its own sense. The play that is set in the modern day captures to opposing sides feminism. The caretakers verse the working woman, a debate that has plagued the 21st century.

The play really got me thinking about what is a stereotypical female’s role in today’s society. There is no doubt more and more women are becoming in depended and work for themselves. However through my experience growing up I have personally seen the majority of woman play the role of caretaker to a family while the man is the bread winner.

The play “Top girls” does not side with either but rather portrays the point of view of both sides. I would have to admit this is not a topic I have spent much time thinking about before. However, this play really gets me wondering. Today’s society is changing rapidly and what was once the norm is now being questioned.