![]() ![]() Whilst Olive, Roo and Barney are reluctant to make the necessary adjustments, Lawler suggests that the failure to change will inevitably lead to disappointment, sadness and a sense of failure.Īccordingly, Lawler uses the seventeen dolls symbolically to represent the search by the protagonists to find a meaning in the life. In Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, the aging members of the group must come to terms with their changing circumstances, and must re-evaluate their hopes, their goals, their expectations (their relationships) and their illusions in life. They have to face the evaporation of their youthful dreams. They have to deal with how they wish to relate to each other and on what terms. ![]() When Pearl replaces Nancy, and Johnny replaces Roo, Olive, Roo and Barney all have to deal with changes to who they are and how they see themselves. Failure to constantly amend and adapt has serious consequences for our happiness and wellbeing. There may be a change to group dynamics as individuals move in and out of groups or we may be just growing older or we may change our priorities in life whatever the challenge, we often have to reconsider our dreams, our goals, our illusions, our relationships and priorities. In the Summer of the Seventeenth Doll ,(1955) Australian playwright Ray Lawler shows how changing experiences and circumstances often force us to reconsider who we are and our vision of ourselves and our future. ![]()
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