The Coast of Utopia: Salvage | Themes
If death is a pervading theme in both Voyage and Shipwreck, then dying is its incarnation in Salvage. While fewer characters expire during the course of the play, the dead of the previous plays continue to haunt and inhibit the survivors in Salvage. In essence, many of the primary characters in Salvage are in the process of a very slow decay. Ogarev’s death is foreshadowed heavily throughout the play, yet never comes to fruition. In fact, not much of anything comes to fruition in Salvage. The characters constantly pine for change,...
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