Little Shop Of Horrors Analysis

Originally, without any true knowledge of the play, I thought that Little Shop of Horrors would be a comical piece about a plant that eats people. Little did I know, that the play would be so much more than that. After leaving the theatre, I realized that the play illustrated that we are all a result of our actions, and at the end of the day we all have to pay the Pied Piper. The musical component within the play acted as a form of narration. In the opening act, the first song explained the horrors that lurk in Mr. Mushnik’s shop. The song warned us to “beware of the plant,” and that we better “turn and run.” At the end of the production, the music narrated the aftermath of Audrey II’s expansion over the country. The song, named “Don’t Feed

Mushnik, all lost their lives throughout the play, and each death symbolized the concept of karma. Seymour, although he had good intentions, was ultimately using Audrey II to make Audrey fall in love with him. He continued to feed individuals to Audrey II in order for Audrey II to grow, however, he did not see that his actions were wrong until Audrey II ate Audrey. I would argue that the ultimate consequence for Seymour’s actions was that he lost the love of his life to the plant, not the fact that Seymour died. Orin, on the other hand, was an abusive, sadistic, creep, who did not die from the Audrey II. Instead, he died of a nitrous oxide overdose, that was unintentional, but still self inflicted. The fact that his passing was caused by his own terrible actions, shows that he paid the ultimate price of death. When discussing Mr. Mushnik, it is clear that throughout the play he was a selfish, and harsh individual. Mr. Mushnik did not show any love to Seymour until Seymour could provide Mr. Mushnik with some sort of profit. The fact that Mr. Mushnik’s death was at the hands of Audrey II, also illustrated a form of karma; the one thing that brought him success would be the one thing to take his life. At the end of the day, Seymour was promised Audrey, Orin was promised happiness, and Mr. Mushnik was promised money; however, all of their promises required them to do something that was unethical, and therefore they paid the price with their