literature and anarchists
In 1969, an Italian, anarchist railway worker fell to his death from the window of a police station. He was suspected of planting a bomb in a railway station in Rome; later he was found to be innocent. In response to this event, the leftist Italian playwright, Dario Fo wrote Accidental Death of an Anarchist. A striking satire on police corruption in Italy, and throughout the world; Accidental Death makes use of the unconventional “Brechtian theater” style, and the manipulation of language to allow the viewer to make their own conclusions from the play. The main character in the play is the Maniac, a brilliant actor and impersonator, he has been arrested 16 times, but never convicted, as he is believed to be mentally unsound and has been through various asylums. In the beginning of the play, the Maniac cunningly penetrates the police station, pretending to be a variety of characters and manages convince the police to reopen the case. From there, on the pretext of being a judge from the “high court” he exposes all the police’s falsified evidence and records, while doing this, the Maniac pokes fun in a satirical manner at politicians, the police, press, and legal system. This play is par
revealed by Fo in the closing pages of the play. ticularly effective at conveying Fo’s thinly hidden leftist message. Through his use of a montage of ideas, language, dialogue, Fo blends together a very stunning theatrical experience, and encourages the reader, or ideally the viewer to take more of an interactive role in the story, and ultimately draw their own conclusions from the work. This shift in the personality of the Maniac catches everyone off guard. Previously just another cop, the maniac reveals himself to be part of the extreme left. Through his interaction with the reporter, Fo reveals another part of the story. Both are of a similar political persuasion, but yet they are unable to agree on what to do with the police officers when they are all handcuffed together. The inability of the left to unite against the more solid right, had always been a weakening factor for leftists and radicals. This is
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