Now that we have gotten to know quite a few characters, I thought that the reading was much faster paced. There was a lot happening in Scene 1 with Berniece seeing the ghost, Boy Willie being accused of murder, and Lymon being accused of theft. There was a lot of tension, and I was surprised by how much fighting and arguing there seems to be among the siblings. I feel like it is common for the members of this family to go to one another when they need help, but other than that they stay out of each other's way.
I also think that the mood has been fairly mysterious. The characters continuously make references to their past; however, the readers are not being told the story, not yet at least. Boy Willie and Lymon seem suspicious and defensive as they try and turn down accusation set against them. The piano is slightly mysterious as well. We don't know about the carvings on them and Boy Willie seems to almost threaten when he says to Maretha that he will tell her about the carvings if her mother doesn't; and, I wonder, how is Sutter connected to the piano and why would he be searching for it?
Another thing I found interesting in our reading from today was Doaker's three paragraph long monologue about the railroad and trains on page 18 and 19. I feel like there is a lot to analyze in this section with strong themes and symbols.
Comment:
I agree that one motive for Berniece to make up the ghost would be to persuade Boy Willie to leave faster; however, it also seemed to be a very real experience for her. It seems as though this could relate to a memory from her past that would explain why Berniece would have so much fear upon the sight of Sutter. I also think that the author has a very unique way of portraying the characters that leads you to assume and question different things about each one of them.
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