satire

Roy 2022-03-21 09:02:25

Many people do not really believe in their beliefs, but believe in their own desires. When such beliefs are not achieved, they are easily changed. Therefore, those people in the play who believe in their beliefs, they are very different, and finally abandon their so-called beliefs, because they are not real beliefs at all.

Many of the characters in the play are contradictory. Just like the male protagonist in the play, he has no way to accept himself, so he becomes a cynic, full of hostility to everything in the outside world. But his heart is actually very longing for warmth, so when he met his second wife, he was attracted by the beauty and sunshine of the girl. Although he said that love was short-lived, he still chose to jump off the building because of the divorce.

There is also a particularly important point, that is, people of different genders, identities, and ages are combined together, breaking the framework, and it can also be a good combination.

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Whatever Works quotes

  • [first lines]

    Boris Yellnikoff: That's not what I'm saying, imbecile. You guys completely misrepresent my ideas, why would I even want to talk with those idiots.

    Boris' Friend: Just calm down.

    Boris' Friend: That's not true, Boris.

    Boris Yellnikoff: No, don't tell me to calm down, I am calm. Just stop.

    Boris' Friend: Don't jump on us just because we don't understand what you're saying.

    Boris Yellnikoff: I didn't jump on you. It's not the idea behind Christianity I'm faulting, or Judaism, or any religion. It's the professionals who've made it into corporate business. There's big money in the god racket, big money.

    Boris' Friend: Here we go...

  • Boris Yellnikoff: Don't you know you have to sing happy birthday twice to get the germs off?