The play 'A Visit to a Small Planet' is written by Gore Vidal. He is an American playwright. This play bases of comedy. It has the elements like adventure, suspense and comments related to civilization. The story's main is Kreton. He is from other planet and comments about the civilization of earth which is very crucial. The other character 'Roger' who is well reputed and a T. V. programmer. He also performs as a main character of the plot. Another character 'General Powers role is making suspense in the play.
Both of the characters, Roger Spelding and General Powers, represent the American pride and arrogance regarding people. They want to role over the world. They think that the whole world will obey them. There will be only their rules and regulations. There should be none any other force in the universe. Their real face expose when they face challenging situation. Their real power has been come to an end. The main story starts with the arrival of space ship in Spelding's Garden. Other characters like Kreton emerges from it. He comments about the land which he lands that it is much better place than he has expected. He introduces himself as a convener of the universe. He criticizes the rude behavior regarding the people and also criticizes the role of media. He criticizes the uniform of the men and considers them real reason of battles among nations.
Important Characters
Kreton:
He is the visitor from another planet. The main story is related to him and also the title is related to his arrival. The citizen of the Spelding's Garden think that he will destroy their houses and will all the food. But actually he is immortal and he does need food. Neither he has eaten food nor he has sex the whole life. He has special powers to read the minds of the people. Before arrival there, he thinks he will fight there. But the situation is opposite regarding his thoughts. He is now making great interest to life there. For making fun, he makes a prank that he will destroy the whole by a nuclear weapon.
Conrad Maybery:
Conrad is the boyfriend of Ellen who is a young farmer. He is pacifist who represents all forms of war. He differentiate the comments of Roger Spelding and General Powers.
General Tom Powers:
He is the Army commander who investigates the arrival of spaceship. He complains that he will not complete this task and ready to go home. Because he is afraid of the space ship. General Powers are the people of rude and arrogance. They want to rule over the world. They do not want interference of any power in their rule. They think that they are the true people who rule over the world. The other people will follow their rules and regulation.
Ellen Spelding:
She is Roger's daughter who is student and wants to do for the betterment for the world. She decides that she will choose Kreton to teach her how to use tricks to save the world. Rather, she falls in love with Conrad who is young farmer. But her father disapproves him because he poor.
Reba Spelding:
She Roger's wife and the mother of Ellen. Her main roll in the play is that Roger's space ship is landed on her rose garden.
Roger Spelding:
Roger is the father of Ellen and husband of Reba. He is the T. V. programmer who telecast the whole incident which occurs on his land. He feels happiness when a space ship lands on his land. He thinks he will get high level of rating because of arrival of space ship. He wants to make interview with Kreton so that he may get high level of fame which none others get.
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