RAJIV JOSEPH’S BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO A CRITICAL STUDY OF WAR AND ITS NEGATIVE IMPACT FROM IRONIC PERSPECTIVE
Keywords:
Just War Theory, Counterterrorism, Documentary theatre, TraumaAbstract
Rajiv Joseph’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is a play that depicts the Iraq war in 2003. The American invasion of Iraq is known to be one of the millstones of postmodern history. The play approached the war in a documentary style. It is based on a real story that took place in the Bagdad Zoo when a couple of American soldiers murdered a rare Bengal tiger. The play is based on real names, historical places and characters which make it eligible as a documentary play. This paper depends on the Just War Theory in an ironic representation of the American invasion of Iraq that was held under the concept of both counterterrorism, as part of the American policy, and humane justifications. The paper also addresses the negative impact of war on both the Iraqi people and the American soldiers.
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