Phil Flashcards
how is Phil presented in the beginning of the play?
Passive
“phil eating an ice cream” , “no answer”
stage direction shows phils disengagement the constant prioritisation of objects that lack significance or are related to food shows Phil’s selfishness and careless nature, even during such difficult and uncertain times for the group his incessant eating, can create the image of being at the cinema and eating snacks. This represents how Phil finds the struggle and immorality of the group as a form of entertainment, showing his corrupt personality at the start.
“you go to Adam‘s house you wait until his mum is out you break in”, “you told them a man showed you his Willy in the woods”
The repetition of “you”shows us his lack of involvement in the plan .reiterates his selfishness although the plan is to benefit the whole group. His purposeful exclusion shows us that ultimately the only priorities is his own well-being. The imperatives reiterate, his adoption of the dictatorial traits. These are problematic as they do not allow the group to feel as though they are able to decline further involvement in the plan.
“he bends down, picks up his Coke, starts his Coke “
in consequential action (anticlimactic) -after showing such a detailed and specific plan. The fact he retorts back to food, shows that us that he is desensitised to violence as he is not concerned about the severity of what his plan involves.
“but Phil just walks away”
another inconsequential act from Phil after implicitly, telling Cathy to kill Adam thus further descending to immorality does not action his plan or stay to observe this reiterate, his careless nature.
how is Phil presented in the middle of the play?
dictatorial/violent/ignorant
how is phil presented at the end of the play?
perhaps remorseful and consumed by guilt
“Leah? “ “Phil is not eating, he stares into the distance. “
Kelly juxaposes phils actions at the end with his actions throughout the play. He has lost his appetite and is no longer excessively eating as a way to representing that he now realises the serverity of his violent and immoral actions. However, it is now too late, there is a sense of hopelessness with the way he is “staring into the distance” almost reminiscing he could change his past acts
