imagination

             Examining the human condition is appealing to any kind of audience because it offers a situation that every person can identify with and understand. At times this form of realism can cause some discomfort or awkwardness because it speaks to the innermost part of one's soul, which usually is the hardest thing to face. Everyone must admit that there is at least one thing about their life that they wish were different, but don't want to really face. In the play "Six Degrees of Separation," John Guare brilliantly portrays the ugly truths of American society and reality of life. Guare emphasizes the individual's necessity of personal significance through Paul, a young con-artist who ironically unveils the facade of those he manipulates.
             Each character is initially attracted to Paul. They each have one thing in common; an "overwhelming desire to be in Cats" (68). This desire symbolizes the characters yearning for something more. Just the idea of a making a movie version of TS Elliot 's Cats perplexes Paul's listeners. When Paul proposes the idea of the film, Ouisa is astounded and even later questions the possibility of the film in a dream, "Sidney....is it right to make a movie out of Cats?" (69). The notion seemed impossible to Ouisa, Flan and their friends, yet they were intrigued by doing accomplishing the impossible and each wanted to be a part of it. They were dissatisfied with their lives and wanted to find something more. "We let him in our lives. I run a foundation, you're an art dealer. You're a doctor. You'd think we'd all be satisfied with our achievements" (68). The truth of Larkin's words emphasize the longing for significance and the connection that draws them to Paul.
             The idea of making a movie out of Cats, accomplishing the impossible, intrigues Ouisa because she has always done what she thought she was supposed...

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