M. Butterfly-Fly-Fly Away---Sean Yancey

So far M. Butterfly has really grabbed my interest. The way that it is written in is a style that I find very pleasing and very enjoyable to read. The fact that it is written in play format with all the stage directions makes it all the more fun to read. It makes the reader really visualize what is going on onstage.

The idea of the whole play revolving around Gallimard retelling his experiences is one that I haven't really seen before. He opens the play just sitting in his prison cell in Paris, but then he explains who he is and his situation. As the story progresses we have characters walk in and assume different roles throughout Gallimard's story. They never seems to be their physical characters, but are representations of themselves from the past who are helping Gallimard retell his story.

Another interesting aspect was the parallels with Madame Butterfly the opera. Obviously that is where the play's title comes from. At first I actually thought that this play was called Madame Butterfly, but then I realized that it is just names after the opera and is only M. Butterfly. Overall, the style and narration that this play is written in really makes this story an interesting one to read just to see how it will be told next. I admire when authors use radically different ways to tell their stories. It shows just how creative one can be with narration.