Commentary on Who Invited Them? By Tom Eagan

Claudia, another character who goes through a similar situation compared to Pecola. She is a young girl who came out from a loving family and is intrusive, yet sensitive.

Sylvia hated her “nappy hair and proper speech”. She despised the way her parents kissed her ass. But most of all, she hated that Miss Moore had a college education, something her parents did not have. That “nappy-head bitch” had seen parts of the world that Sylvia had not, she had experienced things in life that Sylvia may never see. This is part of the reason Sylvia hated her so much. But Sylvia also did not like Miss Moore because she opened her eyes to the reality that her life is not as perfect as she thought. She thought that life was perfect the way it was, a care free life with no education. She continues to say that she would rather have fun than listen to her.

Throughout the short story Sylvia Portrayed as tough hard-shelled individual. As we are first introduced to her we learn that even though she seems like an angry individual, she is in fact very intelligent and observant. For example, Sylvia states, “She was black as hell, cept for her feet, which were fish-white and spooky. And she was always planning these boring-ass things for us to do… Miss Moore always looked like she was going to church, though she never did” (1).

Minnie Kravitz is the mother of Duddy. She didn’t really get a chance to have any relationship with Duddy, as she passed away while Duddy was still young. The memories Duddy has of her are next to none; and he is unsure of whether or not she even loved him while she was still alive. Duddy tries to figure out if his mother loved him by questioning his father, Max Kravitz, however his father apathetically responds by telling Duddy, “Sure, why not?” In addition to his

Minnie Kravitz is the mother of Duddy Kravitz. Because she passed away while Duddy was still young, the establishment of a mother-son relationship was prevented. The memories Duddy has of her are next to none; and he is unsure of whether or not she even loved him while she was still alive. Duddy tries to figure out

Minnie Pearl was the family matriarch, she strictly enforced churched, she was the best cook, and after church she would host Sunday dinner. She was known as the family provider to her grandchildren and 4 children, including a son with mental disabilities. Minnie Pearl was a single parent, after her husband gambled away the family's money he left them in Central Georgia stranded in a mobile home with no savings so Pearl had to work two jobs. While Mrs. Thomas understands the role she played and takes full responsibility of her actions she also believes she has paid her debt to society and she’s a changed woman.

She perfectly symbols a black pre-teen. She's at that stage in her life where she thinks she knows it all, she's a smart alack, and she clearly has no respect for authority. she uses vulgar language for no real reason aside from making herself look cool in front of her friends and she believes the world should revolve around her. Sylvia symbolizes how one simple day can change the dynamics of a persons mind and the way they

Character names are very important in A Jury of her Peers. The two characters, John and Minnie Wright, are the focus of the story. The name Minnie has significant symbolism. Minnie is derived from mini or minimized, which was very descriptive of her oppressed relationship with John and also the male insensitivity

The Pulitzer prize-winning play Disgraced explores the difficult topics of race, religion, and identity through the events of an explosive and unforgettable dinner party. The tension in this play is electric and masterfully intertwined with snippets of comic relief. Combine these elements with a set of accomplished actors and the wonderful location of the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and you have an excellent thought-provoking and entertaining play. During the performance, I paid specific attention to the acting skills of the performers, the arrangement of the set, the lighting techniques, and the directorial choices, most of which added to the performance as a whole.

First, the bird symbolizes Minnie herself. Mrs. Hale confirms this after finding the bird cage by saying, “She--come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself--real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and--fluttery. How--she--did--change.” According to Mrs. Hale, Minnie used to sing in a choir with a white dress and blue ribbons. The bird was also a canary, a bird that sings. A canary sings and is lively similar to how Minnie used to be. The bird also symbolizes Minnie’s caged life according to students at University

All because his hand found the sticky residue of her exploded preserves, a soiled spot on her roll towel, and some dirty pans in the kitchen. Due to the circumstances, Minnie?s mess is entirely due to her dire emotional state. These statements and others made by the men as the play progresses show the men?s shallow view of women?s intelligence and value.

Firstly, Ruth usually looks outside the window where one can see the town in the distance. In Trifles, there is no mention of Minnie Foster ever looking longinly out the window like Ruth did, which might have been because the window in Minnie’s house did not have a view of the town. Additionally, in the later year’s of Minnie’s marriage, she kept to herself and began holding in her feelings, which is proven when Mrs. Hale says of Minnie ‘’I’ve not seen much of her of late years’’ (24). On the contrary, Ruth is known to actively express her emotions, hardly keeping her emotions to herself ‘’I get too excited over things…Bruce tells me I sound affected when I say too much about the way I feel’’(27). Additionally, Minnie killed her husband by strangling his neck, treating him as he treated her emotionally, and possibly physically, through their marriage. Conversely, Ruth handled her feelings by beginning to make lively house decor (eg. chintz curtains, chintz chair fabric) to mkae the house brighter rather than gloomier. However, Minnie Foster did not do much decorating, if any at all, in attempts to transform her house into one that is more cheerful. As the chief attorney remarked, Minnie was ‘’not much of a housekeeper’’ (23), not only leaving the kitchen a mess, but not having decorated the house either. Moreover, Ruth handled

The audience and characters assume that Minnie is guilty, but with due motivation. “Two housewives, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters, accompanying their husbands who are investigating the murder of a man by his wife, discover in the kitchen the clues which indicate the motive of the murderess” (Alkalay-Gut 1). The audience assumes that Minnie’s solitude, imposed on her by her husband, has lead her to be depressed. “Alienated from her husband, powerless and silenced by the circumstances of her marriage, and isolated from her neighbors, Minnie is an unseen woman long before she murders John Wright” (Noe 16). What if Minnie’s solitude was self-inflicted? Just as Mrs. Hale could have visited Minnie, Minnie could have visited Mrs. Hale and other women in the area, but chose not to. The audience assumes that John Wright treats Minnie coldly or harshly. Mrs Hale says, “No, Wright wouldn’t like the bird—a thing that sang. She used to sing. He killed that, too.” (Glaspell 1391). “Her life has been made miserable by an individual who has complete control of her” (Alkalay-Gut 3). What

The play was set in the Southside of Chicago during the Civil Rights movement, sometime between 1945 and 1957. At this time racism is very high and the country is in turmoil because the blacks are fighting for their right to be treated as equals to the white population. It takes place in a small two bedroom apartment in a poor, all black neighborhood. The family in the play, The Youngers, are an extended family of five, soon to be six. The family has lived there for many years and the furnishings in their home are clean but worn out and faded from time and use. Their living room, also used as the dining room, slopes downward toward the back of the room, to an area that is the kitchen, where two small windows are located, that let in very little sunlight. The two bedrooms in the apartment are shared by the adults in the family, one by Walter and Ruth, and the second one by Mama and and Beneatha, while ten year old travis sleeps on the couch in the living room. The bathroom is down the hall of the apartment building, which they have to share with all their neighbors on the same

Also, all the while that Miss Minnie's friends are supposedly taking care of her, they remark to to each other "do you suppose anything really happened?" questioning their friend as well as using Miss Minnie's ordeal as gossip to bring interest to themselves as well.