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The Conflict Between Berniece And Boy Willie

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The conflict is about whether or not they should sell a piano; Boy Willie wants to, Berniece does not. Berniece and Boy Willie are both stubborn, but I think Berniece is right for being so. I think Berniece is supposed to be seen as the antagonist, but I do not see it this way. I take Berniece’s side because the piano is important to the family. The woman Berniece was named after was traded for the piano when she was a slave. The man that Willie Boy was named after, stayed at Sutter’s and never saw his family again. Ophelia Sutter tried to trade the piano back to get her slaves back. The man Boy Willie was named after carved a picture of Berniece and of his son. He continued to carve his mother and his father. Then, he put pictures of him getting

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