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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis thesis is talking about the problem of communication resulted from
Tobias' family in Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance. In this study, the thesis
writer wants to show the problem of communication and what causes of the
problem of communication in Tobias' family. The problems between husband
and wife inside the house lead to their conflict. Agnes expects Tobias to be wise
and balanced in order to maintain the relationship in the family and to solve
problems between his best friends, Harry and Edna. The Tobias' family consists
of Agnes, his wife; Julia, his daughter and Claire, his sister in law. However, each
of them lacks communication with Tobias. It needs to be solved by the head of
family, notably Tobias. Besides that, Tobias is facing a problem between the
unexpected coming of his best friends, Harry and Edna. Therefore, this raises up
new problem. In fact, their communication to find the way out from the problem
is still influenced by their own impulse. This is what the thesis writer wants to
explore through Albee's A Delicate Balance. If the smoothness of
communication is disturbed, the communication will become a problem in the
relationship of one with the others.