The Rhinoceros in the Room. Or: A Tale of Banality and Evil | itamar gov
Eugène Ionesco’s absurdist play 'Rhinoceros' from 1959 depicts a sleepy French town whose inhabitants gradually metamorphose into rhinoceroses and come to peacefully accept the destruction and violence that this collective transformation entails. The piece was a response to the rise of authoritarian ideologies in the period leading up to WWII, and it explored broader themes of conformity, collective and individual responsibility, mass movements, mob mentality, and morality.
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