Under Milk Wood (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Dylan Thomas
- First Published: 1954
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Indeterminate
- Setting: Llaregyb, also called Llareggub, a mythical seaside village in Wales
- Genres: Domestic realism, Drama, Radio play
- Subjects: Villages, Dreams, Drinking or drunkenness, Sea or seafaring life, Wales or Welsh people
- Locales: Llareggub, Wales
Characters Discussed
The Reverend Eli Jenkins, the town’s minister, whose love for the fishing village of Milk Wood is expressed by his prayers and poetry as well as his life’s hobby, writing a book about every aspect of the town. His poems articulate what he loves in the little town—its humble beauties in the midst of the grandeur of Welsh landscapes that surround it. His prayers remind God that “We are not wholly bad or good/ Who live our lives under Milk Wood,” a theme the play seems to endorse. The play, presented as a day in the life of the town, is somewhat...
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