The play ”Shape of things ” is about a man named Adam who met Eve, an adorable graduate art student, and the influence that she had on him. As the play unfolds, it tells us how Eve influenced Adam; for instance: working out more,getting plastic surgery and getting a new hair style.
Many would think that Adam is at fault, but from my perspective Eve is the villain in this play. Although Adam is responsible for his actions, Eve is the one who pushes Adam to change. However, when pushed to act in a certain way, it is only natural to ask oneself, “Am I doing the right thing ?“. Eve used Adam as if he was nothing. She lied to him every single time, from the beginning until the end of the play, starting from giving him her name. At the end of the play Eve admits she never had feelings for Adam. She morals using him only for her project. It is a miserable thing to tell someone that he is useless and to treat him as if he was an object, rather than a human being. Eve was playing with Adam’s emotions.
The biggest mistakes that Adam made in his life were letting Eve control his life, and letting his friends go because Eve told him to do so.
Eve is the character most lacking in morals because she changed someone’s life by playing a with his emotions.Even though it’s true that some people, such as parents, can influence their children by showing them the right path in life, they won’t leave them in the dark like Eve did to Adam.
I do agree with most of what you are saying. However, you seem to have forgotten that Eve has only impacted Adams life positively,because of her he is healthier. Even though she did it in a dehumanizing way.
ReplyDeleteNice post! I do not believe that Eve was the one at fault but you surely presented a good argument.
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ReplyDeleteI think the length of your 3rd paragraph really emphasizes how you feel about Adam's situation.
ReplyDeleteThe TV manipulates us all the time. Peers manipulate us all the time ("peer pressure"). I shiny object can distract us. Are those things evil? Isn't Eve just a shiny object to Adam? In exchange for pleasure, he does whatever she says. He doesn't bother to get to know her--if he'd actually asked real questions and asked to meet her parents, etc., the game would have been up.
ReplyDeleteThe irony in all of this is Eve didn't try to get Adam to do drugs or rob a bank or quit school. She altered him to fit society's idea of beauty. The "damage" she did wasn't damage at all, unless you count the hurt feelings. But all relationships involve hurt feelings at some point.
But it is troubling that Eve could be so detached from hurting Adam so badly because she wanted to make great art and was uncompromising in trying to make it (not interested in the "Ethic of Caring").
Any way, I hope we can agree Labute's play is great art--it is uncomfortable, makes us think, and brings to light something that beneath the surface. I think the strong female character is an added bonus. I suspect if Eve was a guy and Adam was a girl, we'd take less issue with the manipulation that went on.
I agree with this completely. I think that Eve played with his emotions without his knowledge. This is ugly, rude, and unfair towards him. He wasted his time for nothing.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Eve being the Evil Doer, but it think Eve tries to prove a point in a more broader problem with todays society. Even though she showed it in a really shitty way.
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