The
character ofis, arguably, the most dynamic
in the play. She represents the hopes and ideological
aspirations of the
generation that would propel the Civil Rights and Black Power
movements.
She is intelligent, energetic, open-minded, curious,
insightful,
progressive, and politically conscious.
Her
willingness to try new things,
particularly to take advantage of
opportunities that were not available to previous generations
of black
people, is an important character strength. In Act One, Scene One, we learn that
she
has taken guitar lessons and horseback-riding lessons. By doing such
things, she is asserting
her desire to be creative, to "express" herself.
This desire is lost onand Mama
Younger, who would have had few, if any,
opportunities to express themselves
creatively.
Her
feminism is on display during her conversations with
Asagai, one of her
boyfriends, whose traditional Yoruba...
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