Reviving Pulitzer Stardom

Paula Vogel, in my eyes, is an author who is not afraid to write about anything she desires. Vogel uses humor and excellent language to bring up controversial subjects. Any other author would be afraid to write about these topics because of negative critical responses and readers' perceptions. Vogel’s play How I Learned to Drive is a well written play; the play brings up a controversial subject, pedophilia. The way Vogel writes about the pedophile is extraordinary because it makes the reader stand back and see if Uncle Peck is really the bad guy in the relationship he has with his niece, Li’l Bit. Li’l Bit seems like the person that is being taken over in the relationship. She often gives hints of liking Peck, and she sometimes even forces herself on her uncle. She discretely takes over the relationship by toying with her pathetic uncle. Paula Vogel is a distinct author because not only does she write about controversial subjects, but she also does it so well that it leaves the reader puzzled. At the beginning of the play, the reader thinks of Peck as the bad guy, but in the end it is a questionable thought because Uncle Peck is revealed as a normal person.