RIUve played out the events of my life night after night, always
searching for a new ending to my story, one where I will leave this cell
and return forever to my ButterflyUs arms.S (Hwang 3.3.1-4) With these
words of David Henry HwangUs play M Butterfly, we realize that we have
just been staring directly into the memories of Rene Gallimard. The fact
that Rene Gallimard serves as the narrator of his memories in the play M
Butterfly delivers an impression of the character behind Gallimard than
could ever be achieved by the viewing of the screenplay. The existence of
Marc in the play as seen from GallimardUs perspective, the fact that
Gallimard serves as the main organizer of ideas in the play, and the
differing roles of Helga in the two works all lead to very different
impressions and interpretations by the reader or viewer.
GallimardUs narration seems to be the most obvious difference
between the movie and the play. While reading the play,......
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