The Police (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Sławomir Mrożek
- First Published: 1958
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Absurdist
- Time of Work: Undefined
- Setting: Unspecified
- Genres: Drama, Absurdist literature, Parody
- Subjects: Prisoners, Police, Twentieth century, Revolutions, Totalitarianism, Bureaucracy or bureaucrats, Anarchism or anarchists
Characters Discussed
The Chief of Police, the quintessential bureaucrat. Faced with the fact that the last political prisoner in his state has reformed and must be released, the Chief despairs, realizing that he no longer has a function. He questions the Prisoner’s sincerity, then tries to persuade him that he does not really want to reform or that he would be better off in prison. When all these efforts fail, the Chief is forced to find another way of maintaining his position. He appeals to his deputy, a sergeant who functions as an agent-provocateur, arguing that they need...
[The entire page is 785 words long]
Navigate
- The Police (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
- The Police (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
See Also:
- Add The Police to your favorites