A Microcosm of Devastation by Thiyagarajah Arasanayagam
Have you ever felt intruded (by an unexpected visit from an old
friend or a total stranger, etc.) in your
life, so that the encapsulated
rhythm/flow of life was disrupted momentarily? If so, you can better relate to
this story.
Towards the first quarter
of the play we only get introduced to 3 characters: boy, old woman, and the
girl – that too in an awkward
setting. Polishing a shoe is nothing out of the ordinary, but polishing
a gun keeping vigil night after night (obsessively) at the edge of uncertainty,
doubt and suspicion? Welcome to the 1983 Sri Lankan Civil War. You better first have some insight into
that as a prerequisite to understanding the play (the current setting, and the
events that lead to the subsequent thickening of the plot.)
“An eye for an eye only
ends up making the whole world blind.” - Mahatma Gandhi
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