Rhinoceroses
As the play progresses, Berenger watches everyone he knows, loves, and admires transform into loud and destructive rhinoceroses, which symbolize the dangers of conformity. Important is the fact that Berenger characterizes turning into a rhinoceros…
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The Cat
The Housewife’s cat is the first casualty once rhinoceritis takes hold of Berenger’s provincial French town, and its death highlights how easy it is to rationalize violence when the victim is somehow less than…
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