We have now finished reading the play and will be viewing the made for television version in class. We will most likely finish it on Monday. Over the weekend, you need to address the following topics and blog your responses. Responses need to be a paragraph in length, (about 5-7 sent) if not more.
1) What do you think "the piano lesson" is?
2) Why did August Wilson choose this title?
At the end of the play, Boy Willie finds himself at odds with Sutter's Ghost and decides to leave the house and return peacefully once and for all to Mississippi.
3) How is it that Boy Willie comes to understand the importance of the piano in the final scene of the play?
Berniece has had the power all along to rid the house of Sutter, yet she doesn't use her power until the final scene when she sings to her dead ancestors.
4) What is significant about her calling out the names of her dead family members?
5) What purpose does this serve?
Also be working on your character project roles and study the vocabulary for Monday's quiz! Have a good weekend!
1) What do you think "the piano lesson" is?
2) Why did August Wilson choose this title?
At the end of the play, Boy Willie finds himself at odds with Sutter's Ghost and decides to leave the house and return peacefully once and for all to Mississippi.
3) How is it that Boy Willie comes to understand the importance of the piano in the final scene of the play?
Berniece has had the power all along to rid the house of Sutter, yet she doesn't use her power until the final scene when she sings to her dead ancestors.
4) What is significant about her calling out the names of her dead family members?
5) What purpose does this serve?
Also be working on your character project roles and study the vocabulary for Monday's quiz! Have a good weekend!
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