The Chairs | A Play About Self-Delusion
In this essay, Petrusso considers The Chairs a
play about self-delusion.
Eugène Ionesco’s play The Chairs lends itself to many different interpretations. For example, Allan Lewis asserts in Ionesco, ‘‘The Old Man seeks certainty and truth in the midst of the absurd.’’
The Chairs explores the lack of truth in the Old Man and Old Woman’s life, reflecting the lies humans often tell themselves. Many critics also believe the play is about communication between people. This essay argues that The Chairs is about people’s deluded communication with themselves, which reflects their innate isolation.
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