Philosophy 2260F/G Lecture Notes - William Wilberforce, Chaps, Athol Fugard
8 Dec 2013
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I look forward to beginning my journey with you with the astonishing, complex prism of the canon of athol fugard, a playwright whose work has had a global influence on theater, writing, and social justice. (hughley). Athol employs a wide range of tools to get his message across to the masses. Athol"s toolbox proves to be the language he uses, which usually pertains to his use of various speech devices such as: dialogue, monologue, and dialect. In the play, the characters" dialogue can be either superior or inferior according to race, which brings out the social and political background and situation-apartheid. In addition, it brings about the inner thoughts of the characters and their inert characterization. Dialect highlights the differences between the races at the time; the strength of the bonds between the characters proves to be evident, as well as the superiority of one race over the other.
