Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros": True Means Resides In Action Not Words
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I awoke sweating. Breathing heavily, I glanced over at my clock and
read the time. 4:00 AM. I wasn't sure if this was reality or not so I ran my
palm over my scalp. No bump. A sigh of relief came over me. "Phew," I said,
"it was only a dream."
This is a dream I have had often throughout th ....
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.... this in the beginning
of Act 2, scene 2, when we see Jean and Berenger bickering. Berenger feels that
Jean isn't looking or feeling well and threatens to get him a doctor. Jean
resists by saying, "You're not going to get the doctor because I don't want the
doctor. I can look after myself." (pp. 62) This refusal comes from his
arrogant view of himself as a "Master of [his] own thoughts," (pp. 61) and
"[Having] will-power!" (pp. 7) By seeing the doctor, Jean would have put
himself in th ....
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