All aspects of The Drawer Boy have been inspected through literary works. From the use
of metanarratives to the feelings of overall meaning, they have all been closely judged by the
public. More than likely, if one wishes to search reports or reviews on The Drawer Boy, they will
find sugarcoated views of overall meaning and feelings that this work may evoke. This type of
report is clearly evident in a work by Byron Woods titled Two shows dig into what it takes to be
a civilized man. However, all people are not the same therefore they should not share the same
views toward every subject. There are literary critics of the norm who speak of public majority
and there are those that dare to speak of public minority. This is completely evident when
analyzing the report by Juliet Wittman titled Slow Mooving. Both articles look at very particular
scenes in the play and raise many questions towards the credibility of it. One report notes that the
overall meaning of the play is the link between “memory and identity” (Byron Woods, 1), while
the other work questions the idea of using memory to solve the identity crisis. Critics see this
work as “failing to evoke emotional response” (Wittman, 1), yet on the other hand, many critics
exclaim it evokes crucial emotional responses. Another aspect of the play which is in under
investigation is the use of metanarratives, such as William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, to deepen the
plot and explore more understanding of characters. Fantasies of Origin by Ellen MacKay raises
questions towards whether or not metanarratives are useful in The Drawer Boy while Past
Remembrance: The Drawer Boy by Rob Bril, is head over heels for the use of metanarratives in
The Drawer Boy. As said earlier, everyone does not have the same opinion, and this work is
bringing to light these contrasting views of three scholarly reports made on The Drawer Boy.
According to Byron Woods, there is a strong affiliation with the...