Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Wednesday

3. Classify the characters who have appeared so far with a brief description and some evidence of their character cited from the text. (Boy Willie, Lymon, Doaker, Berniece, Maretha, Avery, Wining Boy)
4. What or who are the "Ghosts of the Yellow Dog"?
5. Compare and contrast Boy Willie's attitude toward the piano with Berniece's.
6. Compare and contrast Doaker's railroad speech on page 18 with Avery's speech about the three hobos. Let your thoughts dwell here a while. Note the content and images of each speech. Which one seems to you the most authentic? Then look at Doaker and Wining Boy's convesation on Pages 28-30. Then read Wining Boy's "piano" speech on page 41. What conflict is Wilson setting up among these various viewpoints?
7. How does the allusion at the end of the scene influence your evaluation of Boy Willie's attitude toward the piano?
8. Combine with at least two others. Determine the crux of Act 1.i -- the absolute central moment. Then, with the others, prepare a tableau of the scene.

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