Themes
Conflicts
Characters
Setting
Plot
100
Music symbolizes this within the story.
What is African American Spirit?
100
Boy Willie wants to sell this.
What is The Piano?
100
Very gullible because he believes everything he is told.
Who is Lymon
100
The setting takes place in this year.
What is 1930's
100
Lymon’s goal is to start a new life in a new city. He hopes to find a pretty girl.
What is the exposition.
200
This indicates that even remands of the past may haunt the present.
What are Ghost.
200
Tries to stop Boy Willie from selling the heirloom.
Who is Bernice?
200
Tries to sale the family heirloom for land
Who is Boy Willie
200
The house is located in this City and State.
What is Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
200
Throughout out the book, Boy Willie and Berniece get into arguments about who should keep the piano.
What is rising action
300
Bernice doesn't need a man. This is a example of Bernice's
What is Femininity
300
The piano symbolizes these things to Bernice. (name 1)
What is family history, her father's final task, or her mother's years of obsessions.
300
He had a dream that Jesus made him a Sheppard; therefore, he decided to create his church
Who is Avery Brown
300
The play started in the kitchen parlor in this house.
What is Doaker Charles' House
300
After the fight, Boy Willie decides not to take the piano and sell it for land. He learns that the piano actually has a huge significance to their history.
What is the resolution
400
Boy Willie expresses this in his speech about how he has a need or desire to do something that will last in the world.
What is Making a mark on the world.
400
Bernice saw this when she was going to check on Maretha.
What is Sutter's Ghost
400
He got sick of being a traveling musician who spent time drinking and seducing women.
Who is Wining Boy.
400
Bernice and Boy Willie meet Sutters ghost here.
What is the house.
400
The room then starts to get extremely cold and dark, and then Sutter’s ghost comes out!
What is climax
500
Boy Willie wishes to sell the piano in an attempt to not only avenge his ancestors but also gain financial success, Bernice only wants to leave the piano untouched, afraid that by moving the antique the spirits that are dormant will re-awaken
What is Family History
500
Bernice's main problem deals with.
Who is Boy Willie trying to sale the Piano
500
She had a husband named Crawley, and a daughter named Maretha
Who is Bernice
500
African Americans left the south in order to go to the north because of this.
What is The Great Depression
500
As the fight continues, Berniece knows that the only way to put Sutter’s ghost to rest is to play the piano that she has not played on for years.
What is Falling action
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