The Importance Of Being Earnest And Giovannis Room Analysis

In the play, The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and the novel Giovanni’s Room written by James Baldwin both address the topic of bunburying. Bunburying is a way in which people use something as an excuse to get out of something like a social obligation or civil duty. In The Importance of Being Earnest a majority of the characters use bunburying to get out of a commitment. In the novel, Giovanni’s Room the main character David demonstrates bunburying when he flees to Paris from the United States. David bunburies his way out of the United States for a variety of different reasons. One of the reasons why I believe David exhibits bunburying is because he feels ashamed for falling in love with a man. This could be†¦show more content†¦Using Hella as an alibi was a perfect way for David to prove to the world his true masculinity. Another reason why David bunburies his way out of The United Sates and flees to Paris is because of his father. David does not want his father to know that he is gay whatsoever. For example, David Says, â€Å"Then I thought of my father, who had no one in the world but me...† (Baldwin 9). David feels that him being gay would be an enormous burden to his father because they have already been through a lot with his mother passing away at a young age, and since David’s father raised him himself he does not want his dad to think that it was his fault that he was interested in the same sex. David says, â€Å"What passed between us as masculine candor exhausted and appalled me† (Baldwin 17). David is referring to the fact that his father thinks their relationship is very open and that is what scares David because his father does not even know who he truly is. Another of example of why David’s relationship with his father is a reason why he flees the US is becaus e David starts to realize that he is actually turning into his father because of the way that David drinks. David says, â€Å"Soon it was I who came home staggering home late at night, it was I who found Ellen waiting up for me...† (Baldwin 16). David is suggesting that it was no longer just his dad coming home drunk at night, it was now him. The only way that David seemed to