Tiny Alice
What is the author's style in Tiny Alice by Edward Albee?

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Many readers have perceived Tiny Alice as an allegory. An allegory is a narrative technique in which characters representing objects or abstract ideas are used to convey a message, which is most often moral, religious, or ethical. Julian represents pureness in the world; that pureness is murdered by the impurities in the world, which are represented by the other characters. On a more complex level, Butler, Cardinal, and Lawyer have been seen as forming an "unholy trinity" who pervert traditional religious faith. In the final scene, each man becomes his function.