In Luigi Pirandello’s story “The Jar,” Lollo is an owner and Dima is a worker. Lollo is arrogant and self-assured because he identifies with his position as landowner and employer of the farmhands. His contempt for Dima and all artisans is expressed in abusive language and behavior. The pride that Dima takes in his work and his confidence in the adhesive process he has developed are inconsequential to Lollo, who demands that he repair the jar in the conventional manner. Dima decides to do an excellent job because of his pride in his artistry. When the situation changes, however, and he imprisons himself in the jar, he shows his wily side as he figures out ways to get the best of Lollo. Mocking his plight and squandering the money he earned, Dima has a party with the farmhands. In the end, he wins.
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Sunday, March 5, 2017
How would you describe the interplay between the story of Zi'Dima and that of Lollo in "The Jar"? What is the meaning that is defined by this interplay?
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