The Hairy Ape

Drama | Eugene O'Neill

Write a Short Note on Paddy

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Write a short note on Paddy NU In The Hairy Ape by Eugene O Neill - Paddy is an old Irish sailor He works in the stokehole with Yank and Long His life shows sadness memories of the past and a sharp contrast with the modern machine age Paddy as an Old Sailing Worker Paddy remembers the past He talks of old sailing ships He remembers the time when ships moved with wind and sails He says there was freedom and beauty Sailors worked under the open sky wind and sea He feels proud of that life He says Oh there was fine beautiful ships them days Now everything is gone He hates the smoke the coal and the noise of the stokehole His memory shows the difference between nature and machine Paddy is a voice of the past Paddy as a Contrast to Yank and Long Paddy is weak

and old He drinks too much Yet he is full of human feeling He respects the sea Yank on the other hand is strong and proud Long speaks of politics Paddy speaks of memories His sad songs make others silent Paddy as a Symbol Paddy is a symbol in the play He stands for the old life of human labor before machines He represents freedom humanity and dignity In contrast the stokehole is a prison Paddy shows that workers once had pride But now men are like animals in cages So he says Caged in by steel from a sight of the sky like bloody apes in the Zoo His character adds depth to the play He makes us think of what society has lost Paddy is a minor character but very important He is old weak and drunk but he gives the play a sad beauty His words remind us of freedom and human dignity He is the past voice in a modern tragedy

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