Rhinoceros Man vs. The Natural World Quotes

Hey, the play is called rhinoceros, so there better be a rhinoceros sighting. Yup, the waitress’s surprisingly nonchalant, “Oh, a rhinoceros!” How dainty. Anyway, this moment is the first acknowledgment that something from the seemingly natural world has encroached on the human domain.

This statement from Jean is kind of like somebody who talks trash about Lady Gaga and then runs home and fashions a dress out of meat. The next time we see Jean after this scene, he’ll be changing into a rhino and joining up with all the others. Which is kind of another version of a meat dress, when you stop to think about it.

There are places in one of the largest cities in Texas (and other places, we assume) that couldn’t be more city-like. There are skyscrapers and huge corporations and lovely little neighborhoods. Sometimes, though, coyotes walk the streets. It’s a crazy thing to see the natural world push its way into “civilization,” and this is what Botard has witnessed. And he just cannot deal.