The Piano Lesson Journal 2

One thing I've noticed so far is the speed that this play moves out compared to other books such as Cry, the Beloved Country and Lord of the Flies. Just in act 1 family members are accusing other family members of stealing trucks, watermelons, murdering Sutter, seeing his ghost and the Ghost of the Yellow Dog. Its clear this is not only a fast moving book but instead of having a chapter to introduce like you would expect most literature to this just throws you right in the middle of a fast moving drama.

Austin Schrader said...

I agree, I didn't really notice that before. I wonder whether the author intentionally decided to not include some facts about the setting or if its more a product of the fact that its a play instead of a novel. Maybe that's something that is just lost in this type of literature.