Six Characters in Search of an Author

I was interested in “Six Characters in Search of an Author” by Pirandello. In this play, six fictional characters show up in reality to find author to write play for them. They are family and there are Father, Mother, Step-daughter, Son, Boy,  and Child. Pirandello shows taboo in this play by crazy relationship between characters. For example, Father meets Step-daguther in a borthel. The play ends with horrible situation that boy committs suicide by revolver and it is confused  whether it actually happens or not. But Father crys and says “Pretence? Realty, sir, reality!” As book says, the author tries to show indifferent universe.

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