Ali Benjamin's novel 'The Thing About Jellyfish' has been adapted into a play at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. It explores the story of twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson, who stops speaking after her best friend Franny drowns, leaving Suzy overwhelmed with grief and guilt. The play illustrates Suzy's retreat into her imagination and her obsession with jellyfish—a metaphor for her profound emotions. Benjamin highlights that Suzy's silence does not signify emptiness but rather an emotional weight too heavy to articulate, revealing the depth of young grief and the need for understanding.
The story of Suzy Swanson, a girl silenced by grief and memory, unearths the complexity of young emotions through her fascination with jellyfish.
Ali Benjamin emphasizes that Suzy's silence after her friend's death isn't absence of thoughts but rather an overwhelming flood of unexpressed emotions.
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