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The Caretaker Study Guide

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by Harold Pinter
About 48 pages (14,521 words)
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The Caretaker Study Guide consists of approx. 48 pages of summaries and analysis on The Caretaker by Harold Pinter. Browse the literature study guide below:

  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

The setting for this play is a single room cluttered by junk. The mess includes paint buckets, boxes, vases, a kitchen sink, and a gas stove that doesn't work, with the statue of the Buddha on top of it. A bucket hangs from the ceiling to catch drips when it rains. The room also has two beds. The house is being renovated and is unoccupied except for this room. (read more)
      Act 1
      Act 2
      Act 3

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  Compare & Contrast

  What Do I Read Next?

  Further Reading

  Sources

  Copyright Information

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    Critical Review by Sheridan Morley
    SOURCE: Morley, Sheridan. “Pinter Surprise.” Spectator 285, no. 8990 (25 November 2000): 69-70. ... more

    Critical Essay by A. Alvarez
    SOURCE: “Olivier among the Rhinos,” in New Statesman, Vol. 59, May 7, 1960, pp. 666-67. In the f... more


     
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