M Butterfly: a story of victimization

Questions:

Do you see Rene Gallimard as:

1. a victim
2. an acomplise
3. an escape artist?


Do you read the story of Gallimard's downfall, as presented by Hwang's text, as one of:

1. victimization
2. cultural coding
3. futile reflexivity?

OR?

The Dumb Waiter: commentaries

Post your thoughts on the following suppositions -

1. Why call the play 'The Dumb Waiter'? Any significance besides the bare obvious, that there is a dumb waiter involved? any symbolism in an 'absurd' play?

2. Who could Ben/Gus resemble from the contemporary world? (think stories, films, graphic novels)

3. To what extent is the langugage of the play a communication tool?

4. What do you make of the ending of the play?

5. Who could be the people up-stairs? What could their conversation be about?