ig deal. I don't understand why London would pay so much money just to try to make one man feel normal. And if they only want him to feel normal than why is he visited by royalty. Another part that is difficult to understand is why his life expectancy is so short. He is in his twenties when he arrives at the hospital and everyone immediately assumes he has a really short life expectancy. Of the entire play the most difficult part to understand was the ending. How does Merrick die? Does he kill himself? Does the hospital have him killed? Is that why everyone is so sure that he will not live long? Is he murdered by the Pin Heads? Do the Pin Heads even exist or is Merrick dreaming? I feel like the author made this extremely important part of the play to difficult to for the average reader to understand. Although Bernard Pomerance has only had one exceptional play, he is fairly known and respected as a play write. Pomerance is not too well known though, because he keeps to himself. He has rarely been known to do an interview or be seen in the public eye. The play The Elephant Man is a good play. It's themes are good, and meant to help people in the way they see themselves and others. Although it seemed to have a few problems, Pomerance did an excellent job of telling the true story of a man who was treated by everyone so horribly, and then when they tried to fix what they had done to him and make him normal they killed him. Works Cited"Bernard Pomerance." Contemporary authors. Vol. 49"Bernard Pomerance." Contemporary Authors. Vol. 101"Bernard Pomerance." Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol. 13Bernard Pomerance and The Elephant Man Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1940 Moved to London, England to be a novelist but was unsuccessful Decided to become a play write and wrote many plays -High in Vietnam Hot Damn -Hospital -Thanksgiving Before Detroit -Foco Novo -Someone Else is Still Someone -A Mans a Man -T...
