Who Said That? + WHY? (1)
Josie - she was introducing her family to the audience. Even though being Sicilian is part of her heritage, she does not feel like she belongs. She feels like the odd one out in her family.
"I'm an old woman, I am tired of fighting."
"I'm a young woman, and I am tired of being old."
Katia + Christina
Why? = Class Discussion
"These are my friends, Sera and Anna. We kind of happened by default when everyone was choosing their friends in Year 7. We were the only ones left."
How? --> Class Discussion
"You might think this is all quirky and cute, but I actually find this really embarrassing. I mean, you'd think they'd never left Sicily, except that it was like 50 years ago. This might be where I come from, but do I really belong here?"
Community, Tradition / Immigration / Feeling Like an Outsider
How? = Class Discussion
"Does he know about you?"
"Know what? Am I sick, Mama? Is my daughter a sickness that I have to warn people about?"
Nonna Katia chastising Christina for dating.
What themes does this connect to? How? What does it say about human nature/society?
"I'm loved by two of the strongest women I'll ever know, and they've been kept apart by a man who couldn't love either of them."
Family Ties / Community, Tradition, Gender
How? = Class Discussion
"I always wanted to be part of his world, but I didn't belong there. God, he didn't even belong there. I don't belong anywhere and I hate it."
Josie said this when she was in the confessional. But, she did not say it to the priest, it was her voiceover, showing the audience her true thoughts and feelings of being excluded.