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Do you think the Homecoming is a realistic play? The Homecoming is a play whose emphasis is too much on trying to be realistic thus creating a wholly unrealistic outlook on life. The Homecoming’s sparse realism evolves from there being no guarantee that a visitor will possess a visitor’s card detailing all his personal information. The desire for verification is often satisfied in a dramatically conventional play but in The Homecoming it is …

…twice. By overloading on symbolism the play seems contrived. The symbolism takes over the simple enjoyment of the play as people are reduced to symbols not real people. With intimate family power struggles as well as insult and dependence, obscure characters with equally ambiguous personality traits, prostitution and violence Pinter has included too many disasters to make it representative of true life. He has sacrificed realism for drama. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** The Homecoming by Harold Pinter