Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Cloud 9
Book Review: A super portrayal of the unhappiness found in immorality
Summary: 4 Stars
Caryl Churchill does an excellent job in her play "Cloud 9" of demonstrating the unhappiness associated with being immoral. Her point is excellently communicated under a mask that seems highly immoral, when infact, it is actually on a higher level than the prevailing American social attitudes.Book Review: Brechtian Theater at its' finest, if that is what you like!
Summary: 3 Stars
This a play that was written to make people feel uncomfortable, and conote one's feelings on issues of sexual orientation. The play was writen to follow Brechtian style of theater. That is, it was written not to entertain, but to force an audience to focus on a political and sociol conflict. The first half of the play was very well done. It rolls, and is moderatly entertaining. But, then it hits the second act, when everything comes to a grinding halt. One must force themselves to read the on to finish. This is the effect of the Brechtian theater.Book Review: Cloud Nine addresses many controversial issues in society.
Summary: 3 Stars
Cloud Nine addresses the issues of bisexuality, incest, child pedophilia and racism affecting society. Churchill's main focus is to make these issues known and force the reader to understand the importance of them. Although the book may be explicit at times it is still very entertaining. I personally enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for an eye opener into society.Book Review: Cloud Nine is a bold work that addresses serious issues.
Summary: 4 Stars
Caryl Churchill's play makes a powerful and courageous statement. She discusses issues of feminism, colonialism, and sex. Set in the Brechtian theater, Churchill is able to tell it like it is. The play does not necessarily condone or diapprove these issues, but puts them out there to be discussed. She infers in her work that ignoring these issues is like approving of these acts by letting them continue to occur. Her characters are sometimes homosexual, or else they are obssessed with premiscuous sex. Her play may be shocking to the reader, but once you are over the initial shock, you begin to realize what she is saying. Churchill forces the reader to think about these issues and how society deals with them. This play is important to our culture and you should pick it up sometime.Book Review: This play is very interesting and brings up a lot of issues.
Summary: 4 Stars
"Cloud 9" is a great play, in which issues of homosexuality, incest, and women's rights. The play starts around 1870 and in Act II advances a hundred years to the 1970's. I believe she does this to show the difference in women's rights and views of homosexuality between the times.