Oleanna - Communication
- Created by: Imohs
- Created on: 17-05-16 21:30
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- Oleanna - Communication
- Mamet asking what it means for two people to communicate + how much of what is intended is actually expressed.
- John's use of academic words + frequent allusions show him as educated
- Carol thinks his overuse of big words is an attempt to belittle her.
- Phone = interruption + deus ex machina that controls the lives of characters
- John's interruptions express his character, clipped conversations hint at inability to understand each other
- Interruptions show lack of concern for her right of speech
- No evidence that Carol's group exists/how she communicates with them
- Phone calls contrast John + Carol. She only communicates with John + he communicates with others outside office
- Conclusion = incapable of communication that John must resort to physical action to express himself
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