“She ain’t got to sell it! I’m gonna sell it! Berniece ain’t got no more rights to that piano than I do.”
Act Two, Scene 4
Page 42 (Blake is working on this one)
In Act Two, Scene 4 of The Piano Lesson, August Wilson uses the conflict between Boy Willie and Berniece to highlight how greed can cause someone to forget about their family history and relations for the sake of self benefit. When Boy Willie and Doaker are arguing about Berniece not wanting to sell the piano, Boy Willie says, “She ain’t got to sell it! I’m gonna sell it! Berniece ain’t got no more rights to that piano than I do” (Act Two, Scene 4, Page 42). Boy Willie’s vision of self profit is keeping him from realizing what that piano means to his family and to Berniece. The piano has been in their family for multiple generations and even has their history physically carved into it. Boy Willie does not care about this though. He believes he has the right to sell it for money to a white man so he can buy Sutter’s land.
Act Two, Scene 4
Page 42 (Blake is working on this one)
In Act Two, Scene 4 of The Piano Lesson, August Wilson uses the conflict between Boy Willie and Berniece to highlight how greed can cause someone to forget about their family history and relations for the sake of self benefit. When Boy Willie and Doaker are arguing about Berniece not wanting to sell the piano, Boy Willie says, “She ain’t got to sell it! I’m gonna sell it! Berniece ain’t got no more rights to that piano than I do” (Act Two, Scene 4, Page 42). Boy Willie’s vision of self profit is keeping him from realizing what that piano means to his family and to Berniece. The piano has been in their family for multiple generations and even has their history physically carved into it. Boy Willie does not care about this though. He believes he has the right to sell it for money to a white man so he can buy Sutter’s land.
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