Cosi - The Idiotic and the Braindead

Characterization in the play allowed us to effortlessly analyze the themes and issues present. The character Nick does not have a big part of the play although it does allow Louis Nowra to present several issues in the society. Nick is cynical; he is incapable of sympathy. He is so cynical in fact that the suffering of others is nothing but a cheap source of entertainment, possibly a sign of sadistic behavior. On page 77 he starts singing to the mental patients, “They’re coming to take me away ha, h

Another character in this satirical play is Doug. He has a problem of pyromania, because of his character flaw he is probably the most dangerous and antagonizing character in this plot. The issues present in the character are one of two, homophobia and the American Government napalming innocent Vietnamese. On page 4 he asks Lewis “poofter?” then again on page 6 he asks “so you’re a poof?.” This creates and odium where Doug is the main star. The antagonizing stance that Doug has causes the audience to immediately obtain a dislike for him, in effect it will make the audience to detest his ideals such as the hatred of homosexuals. This persuades the audience that xenophobia is a big issue in today’s society. His fondness of fire portrays the horrors of what was going on in Vietnam at the time of the play. This relationship between napalm and Doug cannot be overlooked. Doug burns down a house because of his hatred of his mother his contumacious attitude about the law and other authoritative figures lands him into solitude and into the demise of ‘Cherry’s Wrath’. While the Government kills thousands of innocent because of their adverse view of communism they do not get any punishment nor a judgement which would make them stop. This characterization allows the reader to make judgment of the issues

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