chaos theory and identity crisis in pinter’s plays "life emerges out of chaos while habit out of discipline". adams, american historian

the application of theories of different origins to the works of literature has recently attracted view of researchers. the detection and justification of the themes of dramatic literature has proved more promising with this regard. this paper examines the common theme of identity crisis in the birthday party and the caretaker as the great works of harold pinter the great 20th century absurd dramatist via the chaos theory. the principles of this theory can be manifested and envisaged in different elements of the selected works of pinter. it shows that this common theme can best be explained through this theory and proves that it may a harbinger of salvation of man regarding his identity tumult and his upside down view of man’s self as one of his great existential problems towards a stabilized and self-established identity in the future.