Abstract
In this
writing, the writer tries to analyze the instrinsic element of M. BUTTERFLY.
The purpose of this analysis is to get the right concept of the theme inthe drama. The methods such as
Close reading, viewing and reading drama will help in undestanding the theme.The
writer finds that imagination can make us blind about the fact around us .
Hwang also gives the contrast between fantasy and reality.
Keyword :
fantasy, reality , imagination
introduction
Drama is one of the great things in
literary work. It show how the actors perfom beautifully on the stage and in
front of many audiencess, in thi drama “M. BUTTERFLY” by David Henry Hwang has
relationsip with Madam Butterfly by Puccini. Bcakground of this is so hard to
believe that Imagination can lead someone to the wrong place.
2 Purpose of the Study
The purposes on this study are:
1. To understand the themes of the drama.
2. To
appreciate a work of literature.
3. Scope of the Study
The scope of this study is the analysis of themes in a drama entitled M. Butterfly
BY David Henry Hwang
Biography of David Henry Hwang
He was born on August 11, 1957 ,Los Angeles,
California, U.S n David Henry Hwang's plays, East and West often meet—and the
results are usually not pretty. No other playwright has had as much critical
and commercial success in confronting issues of Asian and Asian-American
identity. His most heralded work, M. Butterfly, took a real-life political
scandal and filtered it through the lens of Puccini’s opera, Madama Butterfly.
Discussion
Theme of M. Butterfly is love, the power of attraction
between two people, and the descent into betrayal. If Gallimard’s love for Song
is perfect, surpassing any attraction or experience he has ever known, then the
perfection depends on Gallimard’s imagination. As long as Gallimard can keep
his “Butterfly” in mind and as long as Song sustains the fantasy, Gallimard can
live his dream. However, Song betrays Gallimard and destroys the illusion
