Monologue

Jean Monologue from Miss Julie

From Miss Julie by August Strindberg

male · anguished · 1:10 min

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Yes, if you will, it was ridiculous. That was the story I hesitated to tell, but now I'm going to tell it. Do you know how people in high life look from the under world? No, of course you don't. They look like hawks and eagles whose backs one seldom sees, for they soar up above. I lived in a hovel provided by the state, with seven brothers and sisters and a pig; out on a barren stretch where nothing grew, not even a tree, but from the window I could see the Count's park walls with apple trees rising above them. That was the garden of paradise; and there stood many angry angels with flaming swords protecting it; but for all that I and other boys found the way to the tree of life--now you despise me.

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Jean reflects on his impoverished upbringing and the stark contrast to the wealthy elite, revealing his feelings of resentment and desire for a better life.

20s · longing · isolation · identity · class struggle · longing for freedom

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