The Contractor (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: David Storey
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: The 1960’s
- Setting: Yorkshire, England
- Genres: Naturalistic literature, Drama
- Subjects: 1960’s, Parents and children, England or English people, Fathers, Working class, Employment or employees, Weddings, Rope, Tents
- Locales: Yorkshire, England
Characters Discussed
Ewbank, the title character, a self-made owner of a tent-erecting business. He is a hardworking, bustling Northerner, very much the boss, with a sharp tongue and a fondness for his tipple. He is affectionate with his wife and daughter (who is marrying “above” the family) but rather lost with his son. Ewbank is more at home with his sleeves rolled up among his all-male “family” of workmen, whose language he speaks. The high point of the wedding celebrations (the wedding itself takes place offstage) comes when he shares cake and a toast with the men....
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