On Tidy Endings
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Harvey FiersteinÆs five-scene one-act play On Tiding Endings uses as its main theme the oppressive structures of roles and sexuality in society and their impact on individual lives. Marion, a heterosexual woman, and Arthur, a gay male, are brought together by the death from AIDS of MarionÆs ex-husband and ArthurÆs recently deceased male partner, Collin. The conflict begins immediately, as Marion shows insensitivity toward homosexuality when asking Arthur how could she tell her son, ô[your] father is leaving his mother to go sleep with other menö (Fierstein 1988). Arthur becomes sarcastic, when Marion says she is keeping her ex-husbandÆs high school yearbook, ôSure. IÆm onl
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