The Odd Couple (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Neil Simon
- First Published: 1966
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: 1965
- Setting: New York City
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: 1960’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., Self-discovery, United States or Americans, New York City, Marriage, Divorce, Single people
- Locales: New York, NY
Characters Discussed
Oscar Madison, a carefree, good-natured, divorced sportswriter who lives alone in a messy eight-room New York apartment. He is completely oblivious to dirt, clutter, and the overdue child-support payments about which his wife telephones weekly. He has his male cronies in for a weekly poker game with refreshments that invite food poisoning. Oscar’s lifestyle is abruptly turned around when he takes in one of the members of the group, Felix Ungar, whose wife has thrown him out. Everything is now antiseptically clean, the food served to the poker players is...
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