How is the monologue form effective in Allan Bennett's portrait of Dorisin a Cream Cracker under the Settee?

... How is the monologue form effective in Allan Bennett's portrait of Doris in a Cream Cracker under the Settee? As Allan Bennett has chosen to write about the character Doris in monologue form we learn a lot about her. She is the only character we hear from throughout the monologue so we learn about the way she speaks, the language she uses and her opinions. Doris manages to constantly bring sanitation and cleanliness into the conversation, whatever the case, never forgetting to emphasize its importance. For example when her husband suggested getting a small bush for their garden the thing she was concerned about was how hygienic it would be, "Never mind character, Wilfred, where does hygiene come on the agenda?" She has a home help who is meant to take care of the cleaning in elderly Doris house, she is called Zuleema. Zuleema is made out to be a patronising person who has

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