After watching the Front Man, Claire found herself thinking about her relationship with Daryl. Throughout the entire story she had complained about how he was hopeless and never even attempted to make their relationship work. "Claire, too, finds herself drawn inward by what she's just seen. Earlier, she told Shane that her relationship with Daryl was "hopeless." Now she realizes that throughout the play she was thinking of Daryl, hopeless, irredeemable Daryl, the boyfriend she can't seem to let go of. Maybe all love is hopeless. Maybe Michael Deane's rule is wiser than he knows: We want what we want- we love who we love." (Walter 298). Claire thought about it, and came up with the conclusion that her and Daryl shared something more, and this was different from her past relationships. I believe that the way Pat came home to find Lydia, and how their journey wasn't easy but they made it work, had a strong impact of Claire. You can't change the way you truly feel, and that is what Claire discovered from this play. I think she was also waiting and expecting Daryl to be the "perfect boyfriend", and although that wasn't happening, I think Claire was ignoring all the little gestures he did to show her he loved her.
This play not only had an effect on Claire, but on Shane as well. After the play he felt the need to reach out and apologize to his x-wife, for acting the way he had and not being there for her. Although it was too late fro him, there was still something in the play that gave him pushed him to do so. What was it about Lydia's play, and essentially Pat's life, that had such a strong impact on both Claire and Shane, to reach out to their loved ones, and change their views on their relationships?
I completely agree with you. I think that Lydia's play definitely had a lasting impact on the life of many. I think that the fact that Claire started to think about her boyfriend, Daryl, in a different way was something that she should have done a long time ago. This play really helped her realize why she was with her boyfriend and why she hasn't let go of him so easily.
ReplyDeleteThey may have a lot of problems but the fact that Claire realized and could see past the negatives was, I think, a big step for her since in the past all she had been doing was complaining. This play not only helped her realize why she was with him but I think in a way it also reinforced her love for him and gave her hope to think that her relationship could work. Her accepting that her relationship with Daryl was something different than all the rest of her relationships is something that she would have never been able to figure out or think about without the help of Lydia's play.