Individualism In Sure Thing By David Ives

A closer examination reveals that the play is essentially about the conflict between the necessity to be somewhat conformist in order to be a member of a pair and the desire to be an independent. The conflict between the importance of being an individual and the worth of experiencing love is shown and discussed in the play. The assurance of love is that you will always have someone to lean on as well as someone with whom to experience anything. But, in order to experience this love, one must make certain struggles and perhaps even change who they are. Sure Thing by David Ives is a play about two complete strangers who encounter each other, love one another, and go on to live a happy life.

Betty and Bill are at odds about their individualism from the play's outset. Ives illustrates how individualism may occasionally be harmful to the development of a healthy relationship as their disagreement unfolds. In fact, the play shows how being unique may make it difficult to be compatible with a partner. Ives illustrates this point by ringing a bell each time Bill or Betty says anything

They are critical about their cars, houses, looks, children among other things. There is an old saying which generally states that one can never have a second chance to make a good first impression. In this play, David Ives utilizes a bell as a mechanism that separates the dialogue in pick-up lines that are subsequent just like a bell in boxing separates every round and represents the beginning of another.” With that being said, this play demonstrates how the actors are engaged and now have a second opportunity to create a positive first impression. After the bell, they have some time to regain their power and return more ready to fight. The story of this play shows people that they should carefully consider their words in order to have better