M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly
David Henry Hwang's play ‘M. Butterfly' is about a French diplomat Rene Gallimard who is in love with Chinese opera star, Song Liling; who deceives him by hiding the fact that she is a man and also a spy of Chinese government. One of the main characters of the play is Song and she is the material for desire for Gallimard. This desire of Gallimard to possess Song is a great example of materialism. The play also explains the concepts of feminism, cultural context, metaphor, dramatic structure and verbal irony.
Song is described as a young, beautiful and delicate Asian woman. Several times in the play, she has been described as ‘A perfect women.' In the play, she is described more as an object to be possessed. Song is referred as a ‘Butterfly' and also as a ‘Little flower' by Gallimard. Butterfly and flower are delicate and beautiful, so is Song. This physical quality of butterfly and flower are associated with Song by Gallimard. Thus, Hwang has used metaphor to......
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