Philosophy

Although this seems like an insider thread, I couldn't help posting here.

The Fall is a very inventive work. It's not just full of caustic truths--caustic because we hardly ever admit to them--it's also a rant, a monologue.

The other person listening to the drunken rant never says a thing. If he does, his questions/statements are only implied and alluded to--of course, through our ranter's remarks.

If this were a play, just one person would be enough: either the ranter, or the helpless, silent interlocutor reacting to the ranter's voice.