Summary “Two”
Jerry is a young man tall, handsome. He is 33-34 years old. In New York, he recently. I came from Omaha, which is in Nebraska. He divorced his wife there, gave up his prestigious practice as a lawyer, and moved to another city to forget the bitterness of loss. His new wife (Tess) has a new fiancé. This fact makes Jerry suffer even more. Yesterday he was at his only friend in New York – Oscar. Friend Jerry was having a party. On it our hero saw Gitel Mosca.
Gitel – a young girl, swarthy and not very pretty. Rather, it has a peculiar appearance, an amateur. But her body is like a dancer’s. She, in fact, is. She also has a stomach ulcer.
It is noteworthy that at the beginning of the play, none of the heroes has money. Jerry recently arrived and has not yet found work. In addition, to practice in another state, you need to pass the exam. And Gitel, in principle, is not too successful in the search for a highly paid job, i. e., she is busy, but she is sorely
Love for three
The story begins in September and lasts about 8 months. Everything starts with the fact that Jerry dials the number Gitel and on various pretexts suggests to her on a visit. As you might guess, he is very lonely. And he believes that only women’s society can save him from loneliness.
Heroes sometimes lead boring, and sometimes witty conversations, but their goal is to show the goods to the person, that is, to appear before the other person in the most favorable light. At the same time Gitel behaves independently and freely, and Jerry as if begging for her intimacy. The girl tells him that she would not have slept with him on the first evening, even if he was Jesus Christ.
There is still some time in the conversations of the heroes. Jerry leaves the girl and walks around the night city. One way or another, the hero returns to his home. It’s very late (or very early), and despite this,
In the next action, a slightly different picture of what is happening: Jerry and Gitel formed a couple, live with him. Both heroes found work, of course, not the limit of dreams, but still. Gitel prepares dinner and literally begs Jerry to talk with his ex-wife (although legally they have not divorced), who calls him from Nebraska. The phone periodically makes sounds, but Jerry deliberately ignores it, then does not stand up and picks up the phone. This is his wife from Omaha. He is with her for a long time, then, in despair, he cries: “Stop holding my heart with my hand!” Gitel seems to be electrocuted, and she asks: “Do not I hold your hand with your heart?!” This is an extremely emotional moment in the play “Two on a swing.” The summary also gives some idea of the explosion of feelings that occurred between the characters. Jerry and Gitel quarrel,
Events develop further. Jerry doubts whether he should settle in New York. Therefore, he does not hurry to take the exam by law, which gives a license to practice in this state. Gitel starts to get nervous. And for this there are grounds: for long-distance calls every month a lot of money goes. She shows her beloved legitimate claims. He honestly says that he does not know what to do: either stay here (in New York), or go back to Omaha, where there are work connections, where everything is simple and understandable. Gitel becomes clear that he still loves his wife. In the midst of a quarrel, she opens an ulcer. This allows her to win some more time and delay the parting with her beloved.
Of course, sometimes the exalted dialogues of heroes may a little irritate the reader with their emotionality, but we can not but admit that masterfully shows the gradual collapse of the relationship, William Gibson. “Two on the swing” in this respect – a wonderful play.
Time runs, forgetting about the brakes. Next picture: caring Jerry and sick Gitel. He still stayed. And moreover, he will soon get the right to practice law in this state. Thus, he shows the girl with whom she lives, that they have everything seriously and for a long time. But Gitel still doubts, she thinks Jerry is with her only because she is sick, and she needs it. Jerry has some undefined complexes or he is just a very conscientious person.
In the next picture, the characters are already going to move from Jerry’s home to Gitel’s apartment. The heroine tells her lover that it’s time to make a final choice and, perhaps, to marry her, to rent a common apartment. Jerry does not react to it. And then Gitel finds a letter that Jerry, judging by the date, received a few months ago, and it turns out that he and his ex-wife divorced legally. Gitel arranges another (last) scandal.
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