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Research Paper | Humanities | Iraq | Volume 10 Issue 9, September 2021

Child Abuse and its Lifelong Impact in Caryl Churchill's - A Number

Alaa Radhi Makki Mirmas | Ikhlas Muhammed Nati Al. Abedi

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the theme of child abusein A Number, one of the plays of the British contemporary dramatist Caryl Churchill. The problem of child abuse is regarded as one of the global current issues that has a negative impact not only on the children or their families, but rather on the society in general, that it may result in creating damaged generation. Caryl Churchill exposes this problem in many of her plays and A Number (2002) is one of these plays.

Keywords: Caryl Churchill, A Number child abuse, violence, neglect, damage

Edition: Volume 10 Issue 9, September 2021,

Pages: 372 - 374