A Critical Evaluation of the Social Concerns in the Play “The Entertainer” of John Osborne: with Special Reference to Marital, Neglected Children, Alienation and Isolation among Aged People, Divorcee

Author(s)	Kumari Deepak Yadav, Dr. Somveer
Country	India
Abstract	John Osborne’s The Entertainer (1957) serves as a powerful social critique of post-war and tackles the deterioration in conventional British ideals. Through this research, the dysfunctional Rice family, Osborne explores several important societal concerns, including marriage, separation, and the impacts of divorce as well as neglected children, estrangement, and loneliness among the elderly. Archie Rice calls in this research for moral and national decline even as family members exhibit the psychological consequences of a failing socio-cultural structure. This paper elaborates via pertinent evidence and critical analysis that “The Entertainer” catches both a home tragedy and Britain's post-imperial identity problem. Osborne's portrayal of moral vacuity and broken relationships is a constant critique of modern society's inability to maintain emotional and ethical connections.
Keywords	John Osborne, The Entertainer, Social Concerns, Post-War British Drama, Family Disintegration.
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2025
Published On	2025-05-23
Cite This	A Critical Evaluation of the Social Concerns in the Play “The Entertainer” of John Osborne: with Special Reference to Marital, Neglected Children, Alienation and Isolation among Aged People, Divorcee - Kumari Deepak Yadav, Dr. Somveer - IJLRP Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2025.

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