That things can be proved, or that events can be shown Them with the work of Beckett, Ionesco or Pinter, theyįall short of the full implications of the absurd afterĪ certain point. Zoo Story, The Sandbox, and The American Dream,Īre classified as absurd plays, yet, if one compares The article also includes a brief comparative analysis of The Sandbox and The American Dream.
This article attempts a critical analysis of Edward Albee's early one-act play, The Sandbox, which in many ways anticipates the dysfunctional families that surface in The American Dream, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? And A Delicate Balance. These plays synthesize the elements of realism and the Theater of the Absurd-a term coined by Martin Esslin, to refer to a specific type of plays, which became popular duringthe 1950s and 1960sand which, in Esslin's view, gave artistic expression to French Philosopher Albert Camus's philosophy as expounded in his 1942 essay, "The Myth of Sisyphus." Though Albee belongs to the Theater of the Absurd, he does not follow all the codes/rules of this movement. A recurring theme in Albee's plays-such as The Zoo Story, The Sandbox, The American Dream, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?-is the problem of human communication in a world that has become increasingly callous. Edward Albee's works rank among the finest in the contemporary American theater.
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