The Dumb WaiterThe Dumb Waiter

by Harold Pinterby Harold Pinter 圖／路透社圖／路透社

Presented by; Hamidah Izzatul Laily 2311001 Siti Anis Istighafrain 2311015

biografi biografi Harold PinterHarold Pinter

(1930- )(1930- ) ► Harold pinter is a playwright in london, director, actor,

poet and political activist He is a son of a Jewish tailor. he was born on 10 October 1930 in East London and he was died in west london on december at 2008 in 78 years old,He studied briefly at the Academy of Dramatic Art he get a nobel award in the literary in the 2005

► The most famous plays that he wrote The Dumb Waiter is a (1957) and The Caretaker (1959), which was mentioned above is a sharp observation of social and linguistic issues, with a storyline and a very deep conversation.

Social background the dumb of writer

►The dumb waiter, staged in 1960, the dumb waiter help harold pinter status as a major theatrical figure. The Dumb Waiter is one of the master piece of Harold Pinter the leading dramatist of the Theater of Absurd, The Play was all about a Two Hit Men, Ben and Gus, Ben is the Senior of the Gang and Gus is a Beginner to the Gang team, They were Hired to Kill someone,

Plot SummaryPlot Summary

►Ben and Gus are waiting in a basement Ben and Gus are waiting in a basement room for their assignment.room for their assignment.

► Ben reads the newspaper articles and Ben reads the newspaper articles and recites them out loud when he finds recites them out loud when he finds them interesting.them interesting.

►Gus is pacing around the room Gus is pacing around the room nervously, and he complains nervously, and he complains constantly, including that he is haunted constantly, including that he is haunted by the memory of their last victim, a by the memory of their last victim, a girl. girl.

Plot SummaryPlot Summary

► In the back of the room is a dumb waiter. In the back of the room is a dumb waiter. ►As these orders come in, the tension builds.As these orders come in, the tension builds.►Gus keeps asking Ben questions, and Ben Gus keeps asking Ben questions, and Ben

refuses to answer (or even listen to) him. refuses to answer (or even listen to) him. ►When Gus leaves the room to get a drink of When Gus leaves the room to get a drink of

water, Ben receives a message through the water, Ben receives a message through the speaking tube that the man has arrived and speaking tube that the man has arrived and they will execute their job.they will execute their job.

Plot SummaryPlot Summary

►Then Ben hangs up and calls for Gus. Then Ben hangs up and calls for Gus. ►Ben levels his gun at the door and Gus Ben levels his gun at the door and Gus

stumbles in. Gus looks up at Ben, and stumbles in. Gus looks up at Ben, and they stares at each other through a they stares at each other through a long silence.long silence.

CharactersCharacters

►BenBen He is the more dominant of the two He is the more dominant of the two

criminals.criminals. He considers theyHe considers they’’re fortunate for re fortunate for

having the job.having the job. He also accepts whatever Wilson He also accepts whatever Wilson

orders him.orders him. He executes WilsonHe executes Wilson’’s order and s order and

betrays Gus.betrays Gus.

CharactersCharacters

►GusGus Gus is slower junior partner to Ben, Gus is slower junior partner to Ben,

and generally submissive to Benand generally submissive to Ben’’s s orders.orders.

He is somewhat child-like.He is somewhat child-like. He is actually more sensitive than Ben.He is actually more sensitive than Ben. He is betrayed by Ben. He is betrayed by Ben.

Symbol:Symbol: The Dumb WaiterThe Dumb Waiter

►A small elevator used to convey A small elevator used to convey food or other goods from one floor food or other goods from one floor to anotherto another

►““DumbDumb”” Waiter: the one who serves Waiter: the one who serves and waits for others is supposed to and waits for others is supposed to be be ““dumbdumb””-- not express his own -- not express his own opinions but just to fulfill the opinions but just to fulfill the mastermaster’’s command and order s command and order

VALUE OF THE DUMB WAITERVALUE OF THE DUMB WAITER

Moral value in the dumb waiterMoral value in the dumb waiter►In the story give negative value, In the story give negative value, because in the story tell about two hit because in the story tell about two hit men to kill someone.men to kill someone.

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19 January 2014