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"Ruth, why don't you give Mis' Johnson some coffee." (Mama, pg. 101)

Here we go:
DYNAMIC CHARATERS!
I think I'll talk mainly about Mama. She's sort of the catalyst for all the goings-on in this play. She is in charge of the money, she provides some comic relief, she tells Walter about Ruth's pregnancy, and she yells and beats up Walter when he almost sells the house back to the people in the new neighborhood. The description at the beginning of the play set her up in my mind as a good person that sometimes had to resort to bad measures. That makes no sense in writing. What I'm trying to say is she seems like she's not afraid to have to get down and into her problems to fix them, and that's why I like her. She has pride, but not enough that she can't accept help. Also, she's very dedicated to her family. If Mama had a page on Facebook, I'd be her fan.

Walter: the man, the myth, the legend

"We don't want your money." (Walter, pg. 148)

It's about time. This ENTIRE play I hated that guy's guts! What a jerk! He almost quits his job with his entire family relying on him just to drive around. He gambles his greatest chance at a happy life on a liquor store. He's basically an idiot. Until now... Granted, I still don't like him. I would rather eat calamari every night than be married to him, but he has grown on me. My hatred has turned to loathing. I have to admit, it all changed for me in the last scene when he told Lindler he was going to keep the house. Why did that scene not sell me completely? Because he had to get yelled at by his MOTHER for crying out loud! His own mother had to whip him into shape, but I guess it's better late than never! Still, I'd take calamari.

I was happy. And then I read this book.

"Who's fighting you? Who even cares about you?" (Walter, pg. 87)

What a fun read! I love exploring literature where the main character is a verbally abusive drunkard that blows his mother's money. LOVE. IT! Actually, I just lied. I am not the type of person that enjoys reading about the miseries of others when there isn't a positive ending or moral to be learned. What did I learn from this? To gamble money that's not my own? To loose faith in God? To contemplate abortion? NO!!! How on earth people consider these modern plays good is beyond me! Maybe I'm just Shakespeare-biased, but I personally think that this modern stuff is terrible and we should all move to England. Chick-fil-A would come too, never fear.