The Homecoming Questions and Answers
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In The Homecoming, how does Harold Pinter present family relationships in crisis?
The play The Homecomingby Harold Pinter presents to us an all-male family unit living together under the same roof, but living in as much isolation from each other as they possibly can. Harold...
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Examine Pinter's portrayal of a violent working class in The Homecoming, with specific reference to Lenny's...
Violence is an essential part of the world that Pinter depicts in The Homecoming. Violence is shown to be a means by which control is obtained, and essential to the structure of the family. The men...
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What are the issues of misogyny and gender in Harold Pinter's The Homecoming?
Harold Pinter’s play The Homecoming has been the subject of considerable and sometimes heated debate since its London premier in 1965. The story of a household of men dealing with the sudden,...
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What style did Harold Pinter use in The Homecoming?
As in other Pinter's plays of the late 1950s and 1960s, The Homecoming has a realist setting but its style baffled audiences who were still used to reliable plot development and meaningful...
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What is the meaning of the title "The Homecoming"?
The title is an ironic one, as the dysfunctional family does not make a "home." There is constant strife and animosity between characters, along with manipulation, greed, and lying....
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What is the historical context of The Homecoming? How does Pinter's reference of the working class fit into this...
Pinter's primary focus in The Homecoming is the interpersonal dynamics of family life. However, in recognizing the time in which it was written, it seems the historical context has a profound...
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To what extent can The Homecoming by Harold Pinter be seen as a criticism of patriarchy?
Harold Pinter’s play can be viewed as both supporting and challenging patriarchy in late 20th-century England. Although he includes a range of characters who exert power over others, not all of the...
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In The Homecoming, what illusions are the characters immersed in?
One of the fascinating aspects of this play is the way in which all the characters seem to be engaged in a joint illusion that they are a sophisticated family, even though the strange domination...