Theatre

Louis Celine was born in the Seine Department in Courbevoie. He was originally known as Louis Ferdinand Destouches. He came from a family where his mother was dealing with quality lace while his father was employed by one of the insurance companies in their home town. His mother set up a shop in the Passage Choiseul in Paris and therefore they had to relocate to Paris where he grew up. Just like any other ordinary or normal family, his parents had plans for him to have a career in business and this is the reason as to why they sent him abroad so that he can learn languages. Among the schools that he attended in his junior years was the one in Lower Saxony at Diepholz and then an English boarding school. Later on, he was to work in a number of commercial companies. (Knapp, 2006)

In his teenage years and specifically at the age of eighteen, he enlisted the Cuirassiers Twelfth Regiment in a cavalry unit. He was then to participate in the First World War in Ypres where he was seriously wounded. He was left with a ringing and buzzing headache that was to last his entire life. He also left the war with an injured arm. He presented some of his experiences at the war in his autobiography novel which was written in 1960 under the title North. (Gascoigne, 2008)

After this, he got a job in London where he was assigned to the office of the French Passport. During this time, he met Suzanne Nebout and married her. She happened to be a Frenchwoman who was working in London as a barmaid. However, the French consulate declined to register this marriage and therefore she had to marry Edith Follet in 1919.  As Ediths father was a director at a medical school, Celine was able to study medicine until he completed his degree in 1924 from the University of Paris. He was able to attain a doctorate after which he left his family and his practice so that he can work for the League of Nations. This was the end of his second marriage which took place in 1926. Previously, he had worked in the Cameroons for a lumber company when he was sent back to France after he got dysentery and malaria. (Gascoigne, 2008)

While he was still employed by the League of Nations, Celine was able to travel to the Cameroons, Switzerlands, Cuba, Canada and the United States of America. While he was in the United States, he had a chance to study some various problems of social medicine which were taking place at the Ford Factories. He then went back to France where he opened a private practice in Paris suburb in 1928. He was later employed by the municipal clinic located at Clichy in Paris in 1931. (Knapp, 2006)

Celine is said to have regained fame later on in life through his exiles trilogy telling in Nord, Rigodon and Dun chteau lautre which described Schloss Sigmaringen fall. He had by then settled in Meudon where he would receive visitations by artists and several friends. He is said to have suffered an aneurysm rupture on 1st June 1961 and was interred at Bas Meudon in a small cemetery. (Knipfel, 2001)

It was while he was working at Clichy that he wrote what can be termed as his first ballet which made his debut as a novelist. This novel was under the title Journey to the End of the Night which was published in 1932. He is considered as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century who developed a new writing style which modernized both the world literature and French. He however remains a very controversial figure due to some extreme anti-Semitic that were published during the Second World War and in 1937. (Browner, 2009)

This writing which is a translation from the original title Voyage au bout de la nuit happens to be his mostly known work. This work is said to violate majority of the literary conventions of that time using vocabulary of slang, rhythm and vulgar speech in somehow a more consistent and sometimes difficult way than the previous writers. This book was a public success but he did not receive any award despite having strong support. This was controversial enough that it becomes the subject of another book later on in 1999. (Gascoigne, 2008)
Four years later, he was to publish another book under the title Death on the Installment Plan which was a translation from the original version Mort  crdit. In this book, he gave an antiheroic, chaotic and innovative vision of human suffering. He extensively used ellipse in this book which are scattered throughout the text so as to emphasis on the style of speech and enhance the rhythm. Through these two books, he demonstrated his great inventions of styles and his masterful skills of storytelling. (Knipfel, 2001)

His pessimistic nature pervades his fiction because his characters sense anxiety, failure, inertia and nihilism. In most of his novels, there is the use of the narrative of exploitation and betrayal which happens to be both imagined and real. These styles are known to correspond to his real personal life. He mentions his two true loves that is the cat and his wife as nothing other than warmth and kindness. However there is a progressive personality disintegration that exists in the stylistic incoherence found in his books. This can be said to be based on his life during the time of war. (Gascoigne, 2008)

In conclusion, Celines writing can be termed as examples of black comedies where terrible and unfortunate things are described in a humorous manner. The polemic quality of his writing can also be described as starling and his writing is somehow hyper-real. However, the main strength in Celines writing lies in his profound ability to discredit everything that he comes across without any loss of enraged humanity.

    Generally, woman is one of the major parts of a mans life. In the play Picasso at the Lapin Agile, woman gave a very significant role on mans behavior. Woman gives a huge impact on how a man thinks and behaves  when Picasso is showing desire with Suzanne. In connection to the other plays like Noah and Pierre Pathelin, woman is shown to be good and loyal where the wife of the bartender in the play, in contrast, unfaithful. On the other hand, we can see that woman of this plays is more of a helping hand to man than a person that is bound to be in a pure relationship with him. It can also be seen that woman are treated like sex objects and for pleasure purposes only of man.
   
    In the play, marriage has a little significance when it comes to relationship. It only serves as a formality of connection between two people. It merely justifies the acts of the woman whether she is cheating her husband or not. Today, institution of marriage is very important because it administer justification for sexual relationship between man and a woman. The system of marriage guarantees both partners that they must treat each other as a real person and that they are bound to a sacred relationship.
   
    In case of morality, depending on how a society established its ethics. Most of modern society agrees to the righteousness of marriage. Sexual relationships that are outside the system of marriage are considered to be objectively wrong done to woman. Even though woman agreed to this kind of relationship, she is committing adultery in the widest sense where in fact pre-marital relationships are considered to be morally bad.
   
    In the play, women are not treated equally with man. They are not allowed to give opinions and they are most likely to be sex materials for men. It can also be seen that theyre shrewish ness is a bit exaggerated  wife of the bartender is a harsh nagger. Woman in this play is viewed as helpmate of her husband and is not considered as a genuine partner of man, for example, the wife of the bartender revealed her relationship with Picasso. Woman possess a different psychology rather than being an egotistical or sexual reflections of her husband because in the play we it can be seen that she has a different mind setting. She gives her own opinions and imparts all her feelings about sexual relationship. She also tells her stories of fantasies and romance where it contradicts on how man viewed sexual relationship based on their experience.

    It can be perceived in the play that there is a little difference regarding societal norms about women and marriage at the historical time of the play. Woman does not value marriage that much like man who does not give that much worth to a woman. But, there is a big difference between the treatment of marriage and woman at that time in relative to what people experience now. Ideally, today, if two persons that are united by marriage and are religiously attached, it can be seen that these people really value their relationship. Although there are many cases of unsuccessful marriage (divorce), man still value his wife sacredly and treat her more fairly. Unlike in the play, woman are treated unjust where theyre opinion has less meaning and they are most likely to be a helping hand to their husband.

    Watching the play is a great experience, it is very entertaining and at the same time audience will learn how to value heterosexual relationship. This kind of relationship is a great necessity because it is the only way to continue the existence of man. There is also dissatisfaction to this kind of relationship  man having multiple relationships with other woman or woman cheating her husband. In the end, it is very fulfilling to be engaged in this relationship where man and woman achieved what they desire that the same sex cannot give.