Crichton is butler to a radical peer, Lord Loam. When a party of Lord Loam's upper class friends are wrecked on a desert isle in the Pacific, Crichton takes over. He becomes the group's leader and keeps them well and safe during the emergency. Lord Loam is relegated to a kind of handyman.
When the group is finally rescued, they reverse positions and Chrichton again becomes the simple butler. Since he is a conservative unlike the radical Lord, he accepts his loss of stature as part of the natural social order. Barrie's play is a comment on the illogical nature of social class distinction. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book? - humorous Time/era of story - 1600-1899 Life of a profession: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Job/Profession/Status story Yes Exploring into the wild Yes kind of story - stranded on island Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 () Island? Yes Island: - Pacific Islands Writing Style Amount of dialog - mostly dialog |