Character Analysis Essay

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Character List
Doaker- A forty seven year old, tall, patient man that has a lot of respect for others. Even though he caves into people he is still a respectable figure.
Boy Willie- A thirty year old, self-centered man who is only concerned with himself. He is very crude in manner but honest in what he believes. A very boyish and impulsive character, Boy Willie is a wild card.
Lymon- A twenty-nine year old that’s shy but observant. He waits for reactions and studies people around him with great detail.
Berniece- A thirty five year old woman that is mourning the dead of her husband. This indecent woman is straight forward and very irritable towards other people. She definitely will fight for what she believes in.
Martha- The eleven year old daughter of Berniece. She is presented to this world with high standards and is very intelligent.
Avery- A want to be suitor to Berniece and a preacher that is one with his religious beliefs. Even though he is quite religious, he tends to make suggestive comments towards Berniece.
Whining Boy- A fifty-six year old musician that has been off the records for a while. He became a serious gambler and soon became lack luster in appearance and personality.
Grace- A very beautiful woman that captures the eyes of many men. She currently rooms with an ex-boyfriend and is skittish, with a lot of trust issues.
The Piano Lesson
August Wilson

Hafsah Hanif, Autumn Jones, Gracin Marquette, and Luis Soto
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Summary
The play begins with Boy Willie and Lymon’s arrival to Berniece’s house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Berniece is Boy Willie’s sister, who he has not seen for three years. Lymon and Boy Willie have come to the north for several reasons. The most motivating to Boy Willie’s was his intention to ...

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...d for Frederick to change his name to August Wilson. In 1969, Wilson married his first wife Brenda Burton and they had a daughter soon after. The scene about Berniece saying she wished Maretha was born a boy, could’ve reflected internal feelings about his daughter. Soon after Sakina, his daughter, was born Wilson and Burton divorced. During all this time Wilson became a poet but continued to evolve in to a playwright. Throughout the rest of his life, Wilson was quite successful. He won two
Pulitzer Prizes, as well as a Tony Award, and married twice more. His final wife, Constanza Romero, was Islamic and converted him to Islam. On October 2, 2005, August Wilson died of liver cancer. Even though he is no longer with us, his work will always be remembered as touching and relatable.

"August Wilson-Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 22 May 2014.

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