The theme of eternal recurrence is present throughout Wilder's play; The Skin Of Our Teeth and this archetype occurs as commonly as in Joyce's masterpiece. Both works are in a constant state of becoming, as the ending of both spills over into the beginning once again, representing life as cyclical rather than linear. One quote in particular that stood out to me in Thornton's piece was spoken by Sabina, in regards to how monotonous life can be, "That's all we do-always beginning again! Over and over again. Always beginning again" (Wilder 109). The way this piece of literature drives this point home has to do with the age of the characters, all of whom seem to be atleast four-thousand years old.
The idea that our lives will be the same everyday, and our children's lives will be the same, and on and on monotony to the next Millennium seems terribly depressing to me. However I suppose that after college life and then after the two year lee-way post college life graduates are granted, comes a career and with that reality. I guess all I have to look forward to will be the year or two I'm granted after I graduate to have irresponsible fun, before I will have to choose a career path and fall into a state of constant becoming. I guess that doesn't sound so bad, if the state and career which I am constantly becoming into will be a ski bum. Can a skier be in a constant state of becoming since he can only ski for half the season? Or do I need to move down to the southern hemisphere every summer to avoid a linear life.. I guess these are things I need to ask Joyce if I ever happen to bump into him.
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