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BIOGRAPHY OF USMAN ALI Usman Ali is one of the most prominent literary figures in the circle of Pakistani playwrights born in Mandi Bahauddin district. He is the product of the end of the 20th-century influences of post-war, post-colonial, postmodern, and Pakistani literature. He did his M.Phil. in literature from Punjab University and served as a researcher on the Mandi Bahauddin campus of the University of Sargodha. He is generally considered a keen observer. ANALYSIS OF THE LAST METAPHOR The Last Metaphor is a post-colonial piece of writing. The style of this drama is similar to English, American, and Russian, but this is a typical Pakistani by the dint of its characters, surroundings, and writer. The play thematically as well as the portrayal of characters, the dialogues, and the discussions show that it is more relevant to the theatre of the absurd. In fact, it is a philosophical discussion. Basically in the drama, the writer has lamented several social evils that are taking place...

Literature constantly evolves as new movements emerge to speak to the concerns of different groups of people and historical periods. Absurd, literature of the (c. 1930–1970):  A movement, primarily in the theatre, that responded to the seeming illogicality and purposelessness of human life in works marked by a lack of clear narrative, understandable psychological motives, or emotional catharsis. Samuel Beckett’s  Waiting for Godot  is one of the most celebrated works in the theatre of the absurd. Aestheticism (c. 1835–1910):  A late-19th-century movement that believed in art as an end in itself. Aesthetes such as Oscar Wilde and Walter Pater rejected the view that art had to possess a higher moral or political value and believed instead in “art for art’s sake.” Angry Young Men (1950s–1980s):  A group of male British writers who created visceral plays and fiction at odds with the political establishment and a self-satisfied middle class. John Osborne’s play ...