SuitabookCompassion towards people in poverty
Martin begs passers-by for money, food or drink, and encounters responses ranging from indifference to cruelty.
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Dominick Parenteau-Lebeuf - Author
This is a socially engaged play in which a beggar’s protest sets a fantastical condition for the park’s community. Its central concern is how people treat those living in poverty.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a socially engaged play in which a beggar’s protest sets a fantastical condition for the park’s community. Its central concern is how people treat those living in poverty.
Martin begs passers-by for money, food or drink, and encounters responses ranging from indifference to cruelty.
Passers-by are described as indifferent, condescending, odious or mean towards a destitute man asking for help. Consider whether this portrayal would be upsetting or prompt questions about poverty.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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