![]() ![]() ![]() Without finding closure, you'd take them back, You're goin' through six degrees of separation. You're only doing things out of desperation, You tell your friends, yeah, strangers too,Īnyone who'll throw an arm around you, yeahīelieving all that *** is gonna heal your soul. (No no there ain't no help, it's every man for himself) (Oh no there ain't no help, it's every man for himself) You're better now than ever, and your life's okayįirst, you think the worst is a broken heartĪnd the third, Is when your world splits down the middleĪnd fourth, you're gonna think that you fixed yourselfįifth, you see them out with someone elseĪnd the sixth, is when you admit that you may have *** up a little You're going through six degrees of separation. ![]() Six Degrees of Separation is one of those rare works that capture both the supercharged pulse of our present era and the deepest and most mysterious movements of the human heart.You're doing all these things out of desperation, "In this soaring and deeply provacative tragicomedy of race, class, and manners, John Guare has created the msot important American play in years. Guare uses the props of the late twentieth century, such as social issues and art, to create a comprehensive picture of a fragmented society, one in which those simple six degrees that bind people together are overlooked, blatantly ignored, and, very occasionally, celebrated Guare based the premise of his play on an actual incident-a young African-American man gained access to the homes of upper-class New Yorkers by pretending to be the son of actor Sidney Poitier-but the creation of the play is an imaginative tour de force. Xiii, 120 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : 21 cmĬalled a tragicomedy by some critics, Six Degrees of Separation is a witty, biting, yet ultimately sincere commentary on what drives people: the desire for money, fame, social standing, comfort, and, for the lucky, a desire for meaningful human connection. ![]()
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