The Only Way: A Review of Relationships in

A detailed Summary of The Only Way: A Review of Relationships in

The drama play 'night Mother, written by Marsha Norman, is a play that involves

a woman who decides to commit suicide in the midst of her depression, loneliness, and

antagonistic world. Jessie is a complex character that over the span of her lifetime has

suffered tremendously from epilepsy, and as a result ends up alone and living with her

mother. The two carry on life together, and have come to know exactly what the other is

about to do or say. They share a close yet bizarre relationship, but despite her mother's

every attempt to stop her plan, Jessie is determined to follow through with her decision,

and end her life. The play reveals just how dark Jessie's world is and how blind her

mother really is to the deterioration of her daughter through an extensive conversation

shared by the two characters in conflict. The author takes her audience on an emotional

roller coaster ride, as the two characters take each other through their highest and lowest

points in their lives, and they explore each other's real feelings.

The evening begins as any other evening would for the two women. Mama is

rummaging through the cabinets to find some tasty treat, and finds that she only has one

fetched, "...You didn't have to lie to me about Agnes" (1724). Her real intent of bringing

when it comes to reasoning or compromising with this woman. In fact, it is revealed that

Jessie's goal for the night was to spend it with her mother as she always did in the

doing anything other than normal. This is what pains her, to see that her daughter has

around, it was only a front because she felt sorry for her daughter. Jessie knows this and

Jessie seems to have issues with keeping up with her social life, where she does not

up Agnes was to see if it would be a good idea to just have Agnes move in once she is

With this understanding, Thelma is left feeling really fathomed. She must come to

Approximate Word count = 1196
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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