It is by his bitter dramas of dehumanisation that he implies 'the importance of humanity'. 'Each of Harold Pinter's four plays ends in the virtual annihilation of an individual. Another interpretation is that the play is a political drama showing how the individual is destroyed by a higher power. It is fascinating that Pinter would have chosen to either have a random match (because 1928 was a while before the play was written), or to have Gus be unreliable in his memory. Gus says, 'who was it against again? White shirts' (93), and yet Tottenham would not have worn white if they were away at Birmingham. The last piece of evidence that points to Gus having seen the match in Tottenham is that the Tottenham jersey colors are only white when they are at home. Ben responds saying, 'Don't make me laugh, will you' (94), which is neither the affirmative or negative, though it implies that Ben thinks Gus would easily forget what cities they'd had a job in. In the play, Gus is sure that they saw the match in Birmingham and that they never had a job in Tottenham because 'I'd remember Tottenham' (94).

However, the match took place in White Hart Lane, which is in Tottenham. The Villa lost 2-1 and the Hotspurs had a penalty score. Upon further research, the most likely match was in 1928. Within the last few years or so, the Villa lost a cup match after being in a tie and loosing to a penalty. It is during the time when the Villa and the Tottenham Hotspurs played (94), though the Villa and Hotspurs have been playing each other since before the 1920s, and have continued to play each other since then.

Furthermore, it is most likely fall or spring because of the football. We never find out what time period the play takes place in, though we know it is a Friday (93).

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