A review by embot77
Experience: A Mortality Play of Today by George V. Hobart

informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

As a play aimed for young adults, "Experience" personifies abstract ideas like emotions to caution young readers to choose what they value carefully. Following "Youth," the protagonist, the reader witnesses the dangers of ignoring experience and pursuing purely pleasure. As a woman in her 20s, I found the play a little corny but accurate nonetheless. If anything, it's a fun and short read (aside from a few offensive terms on page 57 and 74).

I was confused as to why Expierence lied to Youth and said Ambition was dead. I know it was a lie because Hope, at the end, said he was asleep. Additionally, I wasnt too sure why Ambition was suddenly okay with Love tagging along in the end when he was so adverse to her in the beginning.
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