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**The visit :Question 9 Answer** The role of the press in the play is mainly to show the chosen ignorance of reporters. Their role is to report whats going on but in the story they seem more concerned about showing the superficial pleasantries of the town instead of digging beneath the surface and unmasking the ugly truth. Because of this, Durrenmatt chooses to display the press in a comical manner. They aren’t capturing the actual injustice going on in Guellen, when their job is to inform the world. When Ill died, the reporters heard the Mayor say that Ill “died of joy,” instead of investigating further the reporters make the comment that ‘life writes the most beautiful stories” (97). This shows how the reporters are only concerned of what story will sell, what people will want to read and that they care little about the actual truth. Throughout the story the press make insignificant comments and inquiries about the town. They never get to the ‘root’ of what the situation is between Claire and Alfred, because the ‘beautiful’ story about them being childhood friends is good enough for the news stands. The story of a woman coming back to her town to help it escape from poverty is a story in itself. By showing the ignorance of the reporters Durrenmatt helps the reader to see how truth gets jaded. This helps to inform the reader about the injustices that may currently be going on in our own world of reporters. The amount of information that was left out by the reporters who were in Guellen was astronomical, this leads the reader to ask him/herself inquire about the reporters in the world today. How much do we really know about the truth? Can we believe everything that we hear in the news?

A dramatic display of the effects of reporters and .. paparazzi-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2smz_1L2_0