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Everybody, Everyman, and The Story of an Unraveling: A Guide to Ego, Death and Being
Anderson, James T.
Anderson, James T.
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2025
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In my short play, A Story of an Unraveling, I ask my audience to look outside of themselves and to other people for a possible answer to "what makes an ethical life." This experience is encouraged through a dispute between the two characters, Ego and Atman. The play represents an on-going cycle where Ego wants to move their agenda forward, while Atman wants Ego to see the greater picture of humankind. In my research paper, I connect The Story of an Unraveling and its conversation about "an ethical life" to the question posed in Branden Jacob-Jenkins' play Everybody (based on the 15th century morality play Everyman): "What is most important for us to consider before our deaths?" My analysis of Everybody and Everyman, along with the creation of The Story of an Unraveling, serves as an analysis of the human condition.
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