The Transfiguration of Benno Blimpie (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Albert Innaurato
- First Published: 1976
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Expressionism
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: The Italian section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Genres: Drama, Problem play, Expressionist literature, Memory play
- Subjects: 1970’s, Self-discovery, Parents and children, Gay men, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Murder or homicide, Philadelphia, Obesity
- Locales: Philadelphia, PA
Characters Discussed
Benno Blimpie, an enormously obese, physically repulsive man of about twenty-five. Although he is relatively short, he weighs more than five hundred pounds and has a splotchy, sickly complexion and greasy, unkempt hair. His shapeless clothes, too large even for him, are wet with his sweat and filthy from his slovenly habits. Although Benno undergoes no physical transformation, he is depicted at the various stages of his unhappy life in a series of scenes in which his age is indicated by gestures and changes in his voice. He otherwise remains inactive, a...
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