Part one of term paper
In the drama, "The " by August Wilson written in 1945, it showed the difficulties in releasing the past and moving forward in one's life. It also centered on the conflicts between brother and sister over differences in values and beliefs. For example, the brother, Boy Willie, wanted to sell the family piano so he can buy his own land to far ...

Part two of term paper
... In addition, "The " is both unique to the dilemma of African-Americans during the time and universal in its depiction of the human condition, which I will further explain later in this paper. The two main characters in this play were Berniece and Boy Willie with the rest of the family as supporting characters. Berniece was very withdrawn and held a lot of pain inside after the death of both her mother and husband. "She is still in mourning for her husband." (1335) Boy Willie, on the other hand, ...