Tiny Alice (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward Albee
- First Published: 1965
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Absurdist
- Time of Work: The 1960’s
- Setting: The United States
- Genres: Drama, Psychological drama, Absurdist literature
- Subjects: Values, 1960’s, United States or Americans, Sex or sexuality, Self, God, Spiritual life or spirituality, Reality, Death or dying, Hallucinations or illusions, Catholics or Catholic Church, Cardinals
- Locales: United States
Characters Discussed
Julian, a modest, shy, and benevolent Roman Catholic lay brother and personal secretary to the Cardinal. In his benevolence and his desire to serve, he is a victim of the Roman Catholic Church’s avarice. After having become disillusioned with other people’s images and uses of God, he loses his faith and commits himself to a mental institution for six years. By the beginning of the play, Julian is Brother Julian, the first lay secretary to a cardinal in church history. He is sent by the Cardinal to Miss Alice to work out the details of the $20 billion...
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