Monday, April 22, 2013
Fires in the Mirror
The first couple of monologues may not directly be related to the Crown Heights' events, but it helps lead up to it. It shows us how Jews and Blacks interacted in that day. These monologues also help remind us that even though Jews and Blacks have huge differences, such as ethnicity and religion, but that they are human and this is a big similarity. No matter what, we're all human. I also really liked having the first monologues before "Lousy Language" because it helped ease the reader in to such dramatic and disturbing events. Smith showing us through real people how alike they are helped us be less quick to judge or point fingers at who was the "bad guy" and who was the "good guy". The monologues made us take a step back and truly think.
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Short and to the point! Nothing wrong with that in my book. You were very literal when you mentioned races. And you summed up the message of the story that we are all the same. Remember to keep it in the world of the play, though. Other than that, this short explanation helped me out some. I'll have to keep it in mind as analysis v comes up.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the monologues takes us back a step and allows us to think about what is being said in the meat of the story. The first monologue gives us a general concept on what is about to happen in this world.
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