The Garden Party
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The Garden Party is an absurdist satirical play by Czech writer and future president Václav Havel that critiques bureaucratic conformity and the loss of individual identity under totalitarian systems.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Václav Havel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | individual versus bureaucratic system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bureaucracy
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conformism ⓘ empty political language ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| form | dialogue-driven play ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
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political satire ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Director of the Inauguration Office
ⓘ
Director of the Liquidation Office ⓘ Hugo Pludek NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Pludek NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Pludek NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Foustka NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Foustka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eugène Ionesco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franz Kafka NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
critique of ideological language
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exposure of dehumanization under totalitarianism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alienation
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bureaucratic conformity ⓘ language and communication ⓘ loss of individual identity ⓘ power and ideology ⓘ totalitarian systems ⓘ |
| movement | Theatre of the Absurd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
absurd situations arising from official procedures
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gradual loss of protagonist’s individuality ⓘ satirical portrayal of state institutions ⓘ use of clichéd bureaucratic language ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| partOf | Václav Havel’s early plays ⓘ |
| protagonistTransformation | from individual to interchangeable functionary ⓘ |
| publicationContext | Czechoslovak communist regime ⓘ |
| setting | Czechoslovak socialist society ⓘ |
| structure | three-act play ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
irony
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linguistic repetition ⓘ parody of official discourse ⓘ |
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