- Project Runeberg -  The Social Significance of the Modern Drama /
224

(1914) Author: Emma Goldman
Table of Contents / Innehåll | << Previous | Next >>
  Project Runeberg | Catalog | Recent Changes | Donate | Comments? |   

Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - The English Drama - John Galsworthy - The Pigeon

scanned image

<< prev. page << föreg. sida <<     >> nästa sida >> next page >>


Below is the raw OCR text from the above scanned image. Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan. Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!

This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.


224 John Galsworthy
Society makes no provision whatever for the
Timsons, the Ferrands and Mrs. Megans. It has
closed the door in their face, denying them a seat
at the table of life. Yet when Guinevere Megan
attempts to drown herself, a benevolent constable
drags her out and a Christian Judge sends her to
the workhouse.
Constable. Well, sir, we can t get over the facts, can
we? ... You know what soocide amounts to it s an
awkward job.
Wellwyn. But look here, Constable, as a reasonable
man This poor wretched little girl you know what
that life means better than anyone! Why! It s to her
credit to try and jump out of it!
Constable. Can t neglect me duty, sir; that s impos
sible.
Wellwyn. Of all the d d topsy-turvy ! Not
a soul in the world wants her alive and now she is to
be prosecuted for trying to go where everyone wishes her.
Is it necessary to dwell on the revolutionary sig
nificance of this cruel reality? It is so all-embrac
ing in its sweep, so penetrating of the topsy-tur-
viness of our civilization, with all its cant and arti
fice, so powerful in its condemnation of our cheap
theories and cold institutionalism which freezes the
soul and destroys the best and finest in our being.
The Wellwyns, Ferrands, and Megans are the stuff
out of which a real humanity might be fashioned.
They feel the needs of their fellows, and what-

<< prev. page << föreg. sida <<     >> nästa sida >> next page >>


Project Runeberg, Mon Dec 11 19:45:00 2023 (aronsson) (download) << Previous Next >>
https://runeberg.org/sigdrama/0230.html

Valid HTML 4.0! All our files are DRM-free