Alan And Martinâs Relationship Essay
Alan & Martinâs relationship started with a rough note, where Alan tends to become uncooperative in answering Martinâs questions to him. A possible reason to this is those questions are considered as a private matter for Alan. Questions such as his first encounter towards horses to Alanâs relationship with his parents were confronted by Martin. Hence, to show his uncomfortable feeling of those questions, Alan answers those questions in the form of jingles. It is also possible reason why Alan answers Martinâs questions that way, is due to his mental being. It is proven that schizophrenic patients have the aptness of memorizing precise information that they find interesting. In this case, as a 17 year old schizophrenic, Alan has a wide
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It can be a way for him to test Martin, whether he can fulfill Alanâs needs as a good listener. On the other side, Martin got the hard task of obtaining Alanâs point of view of things. However, this is easily dealt by Martin who showed his professionalism by allowing Alan to answer his questions in any way he pleases. Giving Alan the chance to have his freedom of speech, gives Alan a sense of confidence and control over the whole situation. On this account, Martin intentionally did this as a method to get a hold of Alanâs outlook, as Alan has by far pathetic life. He had no academic or social achievements whatsoever, therefore the creation of his own internal world in which he gets his sources from those jingles. Throughout the play, there are only 3 jingles that are used by Alan to answer Martinâs questions.1. Doublemint GumâDouble your pleasure, double your fun, doublemint doublemint doublemint gumâ 2. MartiniâTry the taste of Martini, the most beautiful drink in the world, itâs the right one, the bright one, thatâs Martini!â 3. T in TyphooâThereâs only one T in Typhoo! In packets and in teabags too, anyway you make it, youâll find its true, thereâs only one T in Typhoo!â These jingles donât answer any question by Martin, although it works as Alanâs mature way to answer his
It can be a way for him to test Martin, whether he can fulfill Alanâs needs as a good listener. On the other side, Martin got the hard task of obtaining Alanâs point of view of things. However, this is easily dealt by Martin who showed his professionalism by allowing Alan to answer his questions in any way he pleases. Giving Alan the chance to have his freedom of speech, gives Alan a sense of confidence and control over the whole situation. On this account, Martin intentionally did this as a method to get a hold of Alanâs outlook, as Alan has by far pathetic life. He had no academic or social achievements whatsoever, therefore the creation of his own internal world in which he gets his sources from those jingles. Throughout the play, there are only 3 jingles that are used by Alan to answer Martinâs questions.1. Doublemint GumâDouble your pleasure, double your fun, doublemint doublemint doublemint gumâ 2. MartiniâTry the taste of Martini, the most beautiful drink in the world, itâs the right one, the bright one, thatâs Martini!â 3. T in TyphooâThereâs only one T in Typhoo! In packets and in teabags too, anyway you make it, youâll find its true, thereâs only one T in Typhoo!â These jingles donât answer any question by Martin, although it works as Alanâs mature way to answer his