The Inheritance
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Beschreibung
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If we can’t have a conversation with our past, then what will be our future? Who are we? And most importantly: who will we become? I marked countless quotes while I was reading this play. I struggled to get into it at first, mainly because I’ve never seen it and therefore all the different characters were a bit overwhelming. They’re also not the most likable characters of all time. Another thing I struggled with was the fact that this play deals with literature, and there were many books I’ve never heard of, so I had some problems understanding various references. This book dealt with a lot of serious topics and featured graphic scenes and I seriously wondered how they translated that onto stage. What surprised me was the fact how contemporary. I honestly didn’t expect it to take place in 2016 and 2017, so Trump’s election and discussions on Democrats vs Republicans (positively) surprised me. One character’s speech stuck with me: I’m a gay, HIV-positive black man who lives in America. There’s no place for me in this country anymore. I don’t think there ever was. The last eight years were like a fantasy. But this year has shown us who we really are. […] It feels like America is reenacting the last thirty minutes of Titanic in slow motion – only in this version, they’ve rammed the boat directly at the iceberg. I’m kind of in awe of the importance of this play. In my opinion, a must-read for queer people, since it touches queer culture, its importance and differences between the older and the younger gay generations.
Beschreibung
Beiträge
If we can’t have a conversation with our past, then what will be our future? Who are we? And most importantly: who will we become? I marked countless quotes while I was reading this play. I struggled to get into it at first, mainly because I’ve never seen it and therefore all the different characters were a bit overwhelming. They’re also not the most likable characters of all time. Another thing I struggled with was the fact that this play deals with literature, and there were many books I’ve never heard of, so I had some problems understanding various references. This book dealt with a lot of serious topics and featured graphic scenes and I seriously wondered how they translated that onto stage. What surprised me was the fact how contemporary. I honestly didn’t expect it to take place in 2016 and 2017, so Trump’s election and discussions on Democrats vs Republicans (positively) surprised me. One character’s speech stuck with me: I’m a gay, HIV-positive black man who lives in America. There’s no place for me in this country anymore. I don’t think there ever was. The last eight years were like a fantasy. But this year has shown us who we really are. […] It feels like America is reenacting the last thirty minutes of Titanic in slow motion – only in this version, they’ve rammed the boat directly at the iceberg. I’m kind of in awe of the importance of this play. In my opinion, a must-read for queer people, since it touches queer culture, its importance and differences between the older and the younger gay generations.