Caught By Christopher Chen: Play Summary
The play that I had decided to read was Caught by Christopher Chen. The region in which the play was written in is the United States, and was developed and performed in 2014, and was published online on February 1, 2016. Caught is episodic in nature, however, both stories in the play are considered comedic and somewhat mysterious. In summary, Caught is about two Asian American individuals who have used their appearance to deceive and manipulate many.
Caught was fueled by uncertainty and tension due to the two main characters, Lin Bo and Wang Min, wishing to manipulate many to believe their story or narrative. There were two different stories being told in Caught. The story revolving around Lin Bo, Joyce, and Bob was set in a meeting between …show more content…
Lin Bo presented a story in which he was imprisoned in Beijing due to an “imaginary protest.” The inciting incident would be that Joyce and Bob view many inconsistencies in Lin Bo’s story, therefore, leading them to believe that Lin Bo embellished his story about being imprisoned. As Joyce and Bob progressed with the questioning, Lin Bo began admitting to the many inconsistencies within his story. Finally, Lin Bo reveals that he was lying about the story; Lin Bo never went to prison in Beijing, in addition, Lin Bo is not from China, Lin Bo claimed he is actually American and goes by the name Fred Goldstein. In the next story, we have two characters, Wang Min and Susan, in which they discuss issues concerning appropriation and truthfulness. The inciting incident occurs when Wang Min brings up the idea of Americans appropriating stories in order to gain profit, specifically Mike Daisey appropriating stories from factory workers in China. This causes Wang Min to share with Susan, the idea that appropriation is harmful to many and could cause individuals to have a misguided notion of what a culture really consists of, while the idea is genuine, Wang Min progressively
Caught was fueled by uncertainty and tension due to the two main characters, Lin Bo and Wang Min, wishing to manipulate many to believe their story or narrative. There were two different stories being told in Caught. The story revolving around Lin Bo, Joyce, and Bob was set in a meeting between …show more content…
Lin Bo presented a story in which he was imprisoned in Beijing due to an “imaginary protest.” The inciting incident would be that Joyce and Bob view many inconsistencies in Lin Bo’s story, therefore, leading them to believe that Lin Bo embellished his story about being imprisoned. As Joyce and Bob progressed with the questioning, Lin Bo began admitting to the many inconsistencies within his story. Finally, Lin Bo reveals that he was lying about the story; Lin Bo never went to prison in Beijing, in addition, Lin Bo is not from China, Lin Bo claimed he is actually American and goes by the name Fred Goldstein. In the next story, we have two characters, Wang Min and Susan, in which they discuss issues concerning appropriation and truthfulness. The inciting incident occurs when Wang Min brings up the idea of Americans appropriating stories in order to gain profit, specifically Mike Daisey appropriating stories from factory workers in China. This causes Wang Min to share with Susan, the idea that appropriation is harmful to many and could cause individuals to have a misguided notion of what a culture really consists of, while the idea is genuine, Wang Min progressively