Zoo Story

When we are confronted with the word jail, we generally envision cold, hard concrete and steel bars; slits for windows that let in as little sunlight as possible and dangerous, fear-provoking criminals. These confinements are thought of places where the filth, scum and law-breaking degenerates of the world are kept. Surely, middle-class and upper class upstanding, law abiding citizens would never be categorized as prisoners. In Edward Albee’s, The Zoo Story, there appears the …

…if we are unaware of our unhappiness as Peter was of his, we can end up being more susceptible to the things we try to protect ourselves from. Although, have bars up isn’t always a bad thing. Sometimes we need protection from people who want to cause us harm. In Jerry’s case, he was coherent of his situation; however, it seemed as if he believed that the only way out would be—death!