The Homecoming by Harold Pinter

Analysis of Harold Pinter

Harold Pinter's "The Homecoming" most important theme is power. Number of characters tries to exert power over others through various means such as sexuality and intelligence (Batty, 11).

The use of violence inside the household is accepted by the men to be the most significant tool of power. However, when Ruth, the only woman in the play, goes into, she seems to beat the men's power, but not with violence. Her sexuality and clear-cut intelligence become part of the way in which she takes command of the house. Power itself is the proficiency to ...