The Flowering Peach (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Clifford Odets
- First Published: 1954
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: Biblical times
- Setting: The Near East
- Genres: Drama, Allegory, Mythological literature
- Subjects: Family or family life, Communication, Biblical times, Floods
- Locales: Near East
Characters Discussed
Noah, the patriarch, past the age of seventy when the play begins. He later becomes a stronger, younger man of fifty with “eagle bright” eyes and reddish hair, then returns to an old man at the end of the play. He is very authoritarian and acts as the ruler of his family, but he is obedient to God. He demands the obedience of his sons and banters with his wife. He bitterly disagrees with his son Japheth, who wants to do things in his own way. To obey God, Noah is willing for people to think that he is crazy and to mock and ridicule him for building an...
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