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William Inge: The first writing on "Picnic" or "Front Porch" as it was called then, began with a scene of women sitting on a front porch at the close of a Summer day. After writing it, I was fascinated to find how protectively feminine it was, how the women seemed to have a created a world of their own, a world which they seemed to be pretending men did not exist. It was a world that had to be destroyed, at least for dramatic values. So Hal enters, and Hal lives in a world as protectively male as the women's world is female. He has been attracted to many women in his young life, but none has ever had a serious influence on him as a person. His mere presence in this little fortress of femininity brings the conflicts out of which i have fashioned the play. There is no tragic and noble death, nor does any glorified and inspiring rebirth come about as the resolution of these conflicts, but I feel that each character in the play is brought to some realisation. If this does not sound impressive, I shall try to recommend the play as I would a short trip, to be enjoyed not for the hope of its destination but for what one sees along the way. |
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