... "rape." Highway creates Dickie Bird's ultimate breakdown in the rape scene, though the boy's delusion mounts throughout the entire play. Much like Zachary is in search of his shorts, or Pierre of his skates, Dickie Bird is desperate to find his biological father, a pursuit having much more human value. In other words, Dickie Bird searches for an identity....

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