Archibald MacLeish's J.B. The Experimental Theistic Thesis

Patrick Young

Date of Award

2006

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Marks, Susan

Keywords

MacLeich, Archibald, J.B., Play

Area of Concentration

Religion

Abstract

My thesis produced a theistic interpretation of Archibald MacLeish�s humanistic J.B. in order to recapture some of the strengths found in the biblical Book of Job. I produced my theistic interpretation of J.B. during January 2006. Through this experiment I attempted to establish a J.B. that retained the same sort of faith in God that Job does in the Book of Job. I argue that J.B.�s universalized suffering and his everyman-like character provide the audience with an account to which they can personally empathize with. I then maintain that by establishing a presence of God within the play not found in the Broadway production, I was able to provide J.B. with a God to place his faith in. By this I intended to give my audience a faithful model to which they can aspire.

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