The Zoo Story

Daniel Castellanos THE2000 Ms Janet R matchlessy 12/1/12 The zoological garden Story Edward Albees The Zoo Story is a one arrange play that shows what alienation and loneliness can drive a while to do. It is a unique story in the sense that you almost tone as though you are reading in on a social experiment. I consider it is an experiment because of how the re fills betwixt the both characters son of a bitch and Jerry lead up to an intense and life affecting climax between the twain. The thinker of The Zoo Story is about a middle curriculum man with a wife and two daughters named peter who you can translate is quite an receptive to what life has given him so far.However, you also suck in a man named jerry who is just about the opposite. Jerry is unfortunately friendless and non to happy with what life has brought to his plate. One day these two characters suck in a date with destiny on a New York City viridity bench. As Peter is minding to himself Jerry comes along and tries to befriend him. The socialization between the two doesnt go as planned for Jerry. Nevertheless, Jerry walked into that conversation with another plan. It was one that included his own death.Eventually, it ends up into a confrontation between the two where Jerry is punching thus forcing Peter into defending himself. Jerry then pulls out a clapper and tosses it towards Peter forcing his hand. In self defense, Peter picks up the knife and holds it up which then leads to Jerry charging towards the knife and thus murdering himself. Peter reactively says Oh my God whereas then with Jerrys last breath he says OhMy God is a combination of sniffy mimicry and supplication. His last address give you an insight on what this novels idea could be.After reading, I started to relate to how Aristotles theory on plot matches to The Zoo Story. When you think of plot you would consider the arraignment of events such as rising action and climax. Now when you start to stick together the stru ctural plots in this story you would begin with the exposition where Peter is sitting on the park bench and soon then enters Jerry. The rising action would have to be the conversation they both shared leading up until the turn Jerry spits and then punches Peter. Of course, the climax is the scene when Jerry then tosses the knife on the underprice and hen forces Peter to choose between leaving or quite possibly killing a man with his own weapon. The falling action is when Jerry runs into the blade consequently killing him. Therefore, leading to the resolution which is the last words Jerry is able to say to Peter after his initial reaction to his death. The idea of characters would mainly consist of the protagonist and the antagonist. In The Zoo Story it puts you in the life of Jerry who, to some, would come off as the antagonist however to me I see him as the protagonist.It is clear that Jerry is a man who is lonely and dire to make a friend. It starts with Jerry trying to make an effort to communicate with Peter, nevertheless he doesnt seem all interested. As each brand-new topic Jerry comes up with is diminished it gives me the feeling that all Jerry is trying to do is socialize with another human being. The theme of a play is normally the reason why the playwright would write the play. The theme we come across in this play is Loneliness.