The Odd Couple review

        I don’t think that Olive got the same thing from the situation that Flo got, because olive was excited to get her home back to the way she likes it. Olive did learn something though. She learned that she is not quite as lonely as she thought, just sexually frustrated. Flo learned that there is light at the end of the tunnel, and her own strength is what drives her happiness. If she fails to portray the strength she found in the end of the play, then she will continue on her path of depression and anxiety. Perhaps the path of anxiety is naturally in her cards, but depression is only a state of mind, and she can pull herself out of that by focusing on her individuality. I think the valuable lesson Flo learned here was to rely on herself to make things better. Olive I think was positively and negatively affected by this experience. The reason I say this is because Olive learned that nobody can make her as happy as she can, and that was the positive message that Olive learned. The negative message that Olive got from this was that its difficult bring friends into your home as a roommate, because although you like each other, it is easy to damage the relationship you have by conflicting priorities. Olive and Flo are so opposite of each other that their friendship is of mutual benefit to each other, but their extreme differences cause conflict in the home.