“Naked Lunch” by Michael Hollinger
“Naked Lunch” was written by Michael Hollinger. It is a play written in 2003. This is a shorter play that is about a couple named Vernon and Lucy.
As the play begins, the scene is set on Vernon and Lucy having lunch. It seems to be going well but then something happens. Something immediately appears to be wrong as Vernon is eating his steak and Lucy is only eating her corn cob slowly. So, the story begins there as the relationship begins to be discussed.
Vernon can’t understand why all of the sudden that Lucy has become a vegetarian. He feels slighted as he has gone to a lot of trouble preparing a romantic meal for Lucy with hopes of being romantic later. It also mentions that this was an effort to get back together on Vernon’s part as well.
The reason for the breakup seems to become clear at that point. Vernon seems to be a bully. He wants to know why Lucy won’t eat meat and thinks it is because of him. As she begins to explain, he gets more infuriated. Lucy can’t seem to get in to understand no matter what she says. At that point, Vernon tries to make Lucy eat the steak he has prepared for her. He can’t seem to understand why Lucy feels this way. Their romantic meal has now turned into a disagreement where one of them is turning slightly hostile.
The title of the poem, “Naked Lunch,” seems to go along with the play in two ways. Vernon mentions he had hopes of getting naked later, but instead Vernon and Lucy’s true feelings become exposed. Lucy succumbs to the pressure Vernon places on her to eat meat. She doesn’t try to get him to understand and just gives up.
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