Friday, April 2, 2010

A Family Legacy

In The Piano Lesson by August Wilson, there exists an ongoing debate on whether or not the piano should be sold. Bernice and her brother Boy Willie argue about this conflict until the very end, where she ends up winning the fight. After learning about the history of the piano and seeing the legacy that it holds over Bernice and her family I see why she refused to sell it. I thought that Boy Willie’s desire to sell the piano in order for him to own land was very selfish and he didn’t think much of the sentimental values that the piano holds. Some things in life are simply worth way more than money and are priceless. Boy Willie is a character that I saw never truly learned that lesson, he stayed fixed on selling that piano until the end. He didn’t really change. Usually characters like him get a rude awakening but Boy Willie turned out just as stubborn as his sister Bernice. It was good to see that in the end Bernice got to keep the piano because she is now able to hold on to that strong painful legacy her family has left her.

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