The Caretaker (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Harold Pinter
- First Published: 1960
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Surrealism
- Time of Work: Twentieth century
- Setting: A run-down London flat
- Genres: Drama, Surrealist literature, Absurdist literature
- Subjects: England or English people, Veterans, London, Landlords or tenants, Tramps or hoboes
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Mick, a man in his late twenties, Aston’s brother. He is the first character seen onstage in the play, although he does not speak or interact with the other characters until the end of act 1. From the outside, he tries to control the other two. When he does speak, he tends to utter either single lines or long incoherent ramblings about unseen friends and relatives, sprinkled with dozens of London place names, financial terms, and interior decorator’s phrases. He owns the derelict building in which Aston has his flat, and he has dreams of converting it...
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