Silence of the Subaltern as Civil Disobedience in Harold Pinter’s Mountain Language

This paper examines the notion of silence as representing civil disobedience in Harold Pinter’s Mountain Language (1988). It argues that old woman character play, who visits her imprisoned son, represents figure speaking subaltern. The play’s portrayal subaltern’s rejection state oppression lies Paulo de Medeiros’ argument literature itself is a domain resistance face discrimination. thus act – mainly performed an intentional manner light David Thoreau’s arguments, his Civil Disobedience over ideas manner. elderly woman, therefore, protests state’s policy commanding by means silence, performative putting Spivak’s argumentation on inability to speak dialogue and at question. correspondingly encapsulates move authorities suppressive governments. explored being matter choice annul systematic domination exercised so-called superior groups. therefore formula reference new form outspokenness; it both peaceful from resilience empowered space for oppressed thereby expressing their divine laws.