Abstract
This article explores the experiences of Shannon, the anti-hero of Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana, in his journey towards the restoration of a positive image of Divinity. Williams employs Shannon and Hannah to suggest that God has two contradictory images: that of a wrathful God and a benevolent God. Shannon has been frustrated all his life and sees the evidence of a cruel God in the misery of his own life. However, the spiritual Hannah helps Shannon overcome his blind fury at living in a contradictory reality, so that he is finally able to conceive of a benevolent God through her, a woman who sympathizes with and understands him. Shannon regains a positive recognition of Divinity by escaping from his ordeals and redeems his humanity through person-to-person communication with Hannah. Based on these aspects, this article analyzes the play from the perspective of the restoration of Divinity, revealing how Shannon finally overcomes his negative conception of God.
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