| Summary: | 碩士 === 中原大學 === 應用外國語文研究所 === 107 === This study aims at investigating Arnold’s identity trouble and amorous entanglements in Fierstein’s play Torch Song Trilogy. Harvey Fierstein is an US-American playwright and actor, well known for his contemporary Broadway productions. He is famous for his unconventional writing style and a focus on queer culture and gender minority issues. In his works, Fierstein usually refers to drag and camp aesthetics. Torch Song Trilogy is one of Fierstein’s well-known plays, which brought him fame in theatres on Broadway. In his play Torch Song Trilogy, Fierstein discusses the identity trouble and love philosophy of the protagonist Arnold Beckoff. To investigate Arnold’s identity and love, I seek to supplement Butler’s gender performativity theory, as well as theories from the field of performance studies. Once we understand all gender concepts and acts as performative, Arnold’s identity trouble no longer appears as a “trouble”.
Gaining insight into the performative mechanisms of gender identity construction helps Arnold find a new identity and love philosophy.
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