Something that caught my attention while reading was when Boy Willie is talking about Berniece he said: " She believe in anything if it's convenient for her to believe. But when the convenience run out then she ain't got nothing to stand on" (35). I found this interesting because it seems to me that Boy Willie is always saying negative things about Berniece and always undermining her feelings and acting as if what she feels or says doesn't matter. Another example is when he tells the other boys that he is going to go ahead and sell the piano even though Berniece said that she wasn't going to sell it.
Comment:I think you have a very interesting point there. There could possibly be a real ghost but the thought that everyone is covering up acts of a murderer actually makes sense. If people just say it's a ghost there really isn't anyone to blame for the deaths.
I thought that phrase was interesting, too, and Boy Willie does seem to be undermining Berniece a lot. But, I think that maybe Boy WIllie might be accusing Berniece like that because maybe Berniece has believed in convenient things before. Although we learned much of their history, I think that there is more to their history than we know.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Boy Willie seems very negative and not brotherly towards Berniece. He seems very close minded and unopen to new ideas. When he makes a plan he wants to get his way. I was really surprised to hear him go as far to say that he would cut the piano in half and sell his part. Boy Willie would still be taking what he wants for himself and going against Berniece's wishes.
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