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The Piano Lesson

In “The Piano Lesson” by August Wilson, controversy surrounds a household and it involves everyone who enters its doors. This drama does a good job of illustrating the problems and issues created by two siblings who cannot see eye to eye over a debate involving a piano that is rich with their family heritage. Wilson uses several different tones to show the feelings that his characters have towards one another, through language and dialogue this play gives the reader the sense of tension, especially between Boy Willie and Berniece, but at other times it is relaxed and sentimental. This constant change is instrumental in knowing how the characters feel towards each other.

From the very beginning of this play, when Boy Willie first pounded on the door, Wilson gave us an idea of what kind of a person Boy Willie is. The first few lines of dialogue between Doaker and Boy Willie are that of impatience and urgency, as we can tell by Boy Willie’s insistent knocking and ranting. Doaker is somewhat surprised to see his nephew Boy Willie, and the dialogue between the two is not of complete jubilation, but they are happy to see each other after three years.

Boy Willie: Hey, Doaker...Doaker! Hey Doaker! Hey


Berniece: Me and Avery gonna drop you off at the settlement house. You mind them people down there. Don’t be going there showing your color. Boy Willie I done told you what to do. I’ll see you later, Doaker.

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