Personal Review On This Play - Mohd Luqman Hakiem

For me,Kee Thuan Chye had come with a lot of issues that are very interesting to talk on even for a young people. More than that, he dedicated this play for all Malaysians, especially the young in whom lie the hopes for the present and the future, and his children Soraya Sunitra Kee Xiang Yin and Jebat Arjuna Kee Jia Liang. In my mind, he really has a strong thought and high expectation toward a new generation of Malaysia. Based on her children’s name, what I think is, he really have a good knowledge about our Malay culture. By naming his son Jebat, it shows that he may love to study and learn about out Malay history. For this play, he chose the incident the Killing of J.W.W Birch. What I can say is he such a brilliant writer because he related the play to highlight a few big issues that considered as taboo in our country such as the issues of freedom of writer in our country and the biggest issues in this play is the gender bias.
Beyond my thought he made up a few characters that used to highlight the issues. For me it is an interesting way to rise up the taboo issues without being charge by the law. In other word he know how to touch on issues in a decent way without attach to any problem and disagreement of any races. He knows how to touch on forbidden issues in a right and good ways. A good comparison between the clash of traditional and modern thinking by the writer help me to think openly and know what is the best for my future. After study this play, I know how typical I was and some sort having a typical mindset is not all bad and too modern in thinking also not good.