‘’The Shape of Things’’ The play ‘’The Shape of Things’’ by Neil Labute wears its title as a symbolism for different aspects represented in the play, and to which it holds a direct link. In the first place, the title ‘’The Shape of Things’’ refers to the subjectivity of things, anything might hold a different meaning depending on the person, and it depends on their beliefs and experiences. Also, there is a definite link to society and how it shapes people’s way of being their own person. The title of the play in itself is a statement, and helps in understanding better many facts about the story. First of all, the title as well as the play itself talks a lot about the subjectivity and the relativity of things according to one’s beliefs and past experiences. It is said many times in the play that art as well as …show more content…
For instance, the penis that Evelyn spray paints on the statue can be perceived differently according to your beliefs: Evelyn sees it as a statement, as a way to expresses something she has in mind. On the other hand, Jenny and Phillip see it as pornography and vandalism, simply because they don’t have the same knowledge and education as Evelyn does. A person’s background, her way of being raised, her education and friends will shape her belief and opinions about everything. Jenny and Phillip come from a more conservative background, a smaller town, they have little knowledge of art and they never had an encounter with such a situation therefore it shapes their way of perceiving it. Evelyn comes from the city, she has studied art for some time and knows that some people would rather shock to let their message be known to the world, and