half of her “group”. The plot plays on fears often expressed elsewhere: a comforting around the distressed student’s shoulder becomes sexual harassment, a hand put out to stop a premature exit becomes attempted rape. John respond with we’re just human. John now no longer has the power, and he is concerned with his personal interest( house, tenure). When John says his intention was devoid of sexual content. Carol responds “ I SAY IT WAS NOT. Don’t you begin to see…? Don’t you begin to understand? IT’S NOT FOR YOU TO SAY. And John could only agree. At this point, Carol gives out her demand; She and her “group” present a list of books they wish banned. This is Carol ultimate goal in all of those accusations against John. This request shocks John. He realizes his responsibility as a teacher and his honor cannot be traded for his comfort and security. He says: “ No, no. It’s out of the question. I’m sorry. I don’t know what I was thinking of. I am a teacher. EH? It’s my name no the door, and I teach the class, and that’s what I do. I have a responsibility… to my self, to my son, to my profession… At the end John takes Carols accusations and unconsciously become that violent abusive white male. He knocks Carols to the floor. He yells “ After how I treated you…? You should be …Rape you…? Are you Kidding me…? This Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Mamet is a reflection of the corrupted education system and society we live in. How in the process of creating a perfect and politically correct world; we have taken away the foremost basic given rights of intellectual freedom. College student at UC Berkeley and many prominent colleges across the country burn books, trash new papers, and violent threats against those who speak up. The Racial McCarthyism on College Campuses is driven by the lu...
