Fool for Love (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sam Shepard
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Expressionism
- Time of Work: The late 1970’s
- Setting: The Mojave Desert
- Genres: Drama, Expressionist literature
- Subjects: 1970’s, Memory, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Brothers and sisters, Incest, Violence, Adultery, Hotels, motels, or inns, Deserts
- Locales: Mojave Desert, CA
Characters Discussed
The Old Man, who may or may not be the ne’er-do-well father of Eddie and May by different mothers. Of indeterminate age, he is not a living character and exists only in the minds of Eddie and May, who communicate directly with him at their discretion. The Old Man, dressed in Western clothing, complete with Stetson hat, sits in a rocking chair throughout the play and sips whiskey that he pours from a bottle into a Styrofoam cup. He claims to be married to country singer Barbara Mandrell and stares at what he says is her picture on an empty wall in the...
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