Pinching Points of Pinter in Present.

1. Pinching Points of Pinter in Present
Prepared by : Dhaval Diyora
Roll No : 05
Paper – 9 : The Modernist Literature
M.A (English) : Sem -3
Batch : 2018-20
Email : d.d.diyora@gmail.com
Submitted to : Department of English,
MK Bhavnagar University.

2. The Birthday Party
Fear
Meaninglessness
Ambiguity
Comedy of menace
Blindness

3. Everything is fine in India

4. Pinching Points of Pinter in Present
Resistance
Honor killing
Futile Talk
Suspense and Secret
Mob lynching

5. Fear
People and Police
Caste System
Power Conflict
Power and Police

6. Comedy of menace
It is a comedy, which also produces an
overwhelming tragic effect. Some indefinable
and vague fear keeps our nerves on an edge.
We feel uneasy all the time even when we are
laughing or smiling with amusement. This dual
quality gives to the play a unique character.
Blindness

7. Meaninglessness

8. Ambiguity
Job
Job Security
Life of Artist
Self vs. Society

13. Stan,
don’t let them
tell you what to do!
-Petey