Write
a note on the predominant symbols that Osborne uses in Look Back in Anger./
Comment on the significance of the bears quirrel symbol in Look Back in Anger.
John
Osborne’s technique in Look Back in Anger reveals
his indebtedness to Henrik Ibsen and his contemporary Samuel Beckett in
naturalistic plays. He uses images and symbols, both verbal and non verbal for
the sake of objectification. These symbols not only include the structure of
the play and the location of action, but also stage props, acting postures,
sounds (both on stage and off), dialogues, character movements, and the human
beings themselves. In fact, Osborne drew inspiration from his personal life and
failing marriage with Pamela Lane while writing Look Back in Anger.
The Bears-and-Squirrels
Game, a Symbolic Device
The
bears-and-squirrels game in Look Back in Anger occupies a
special place. It is a symbolic device which serves an important dramatic
purpose. According to a critic, this game is a brave attempt by Jimmy and
Alison to compensate themselves for the failure of their marriage.
As such, the game is a kind of “extended metaphor”. As we witness this game developing in the play, it is not in the least embarrassing, but strangely moving. As a form of conventionalized sexual play, it has an undoubted dignity of its own for, as Osborne himself has suggested, such a mutual perpetuation of a fantasy-level of experience can be a sophisticated form of sexual communication. However, this fantasy is compensatory rather than complementary to the sexual relationship. The play explores, within a formally perfect framework, a particular kind of sexual relationship, the incidental frustrations which are expressed in Jimmy’s outbursts. In this way, the bears-and-squirrels game is intimately connected with the theme of marriage in the play...................................................................
As such, the game is a kind of “extended metaphor”. As we witness this game developing in the play, it is not in the least embarrassing, but strangely moving. As a form of conventionalized sexual play, it has an undoubted dignity of its own for, as Osborne himself has suggested, such a mutual perpetuation of a fantasy-level of experience can be a sophisticated form of sexual communication. However, this fantasy is compensatory rather than complementary to the sexual relationship. The play explores, within a formally perfect framework, a particular kind of sexual relationship, the incidental frustrations which are expressed in Jimmy’s outbursts. In this way, the bears-and-squirrels game is intimately connected with the theme of marriage in the play...................................................................
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