The Dumb Waiter Analysis

The Dumb Waiter, is about power relation, and the presence of the discipline power by observation is undeniable in it. Gus and Ben learn they are under the non- verbal gaze of the unseen power that controls their attitudes and behaviours. In a system of total surveillance, just a gaze is enough to control, dominate others and holds power over them. The mysterious and controlling character, Wilson command, controls and directs their lives and actions despite the lack of any direct contact. In a power relationship Gus is at the bottom of hierarchy of power observation system, being observed. Control is the essence of an authoritarian movement or dictatorship in power relationship. Power has ‘traditionally’ been viewed as a repressive force that