Taking a Deeper Look at The Piano Lesson by August Wilson

In August we won numerous awards including Tony Award, New York Drama Critic Circle Award, Pulitzer Prize. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wilson was later a white father who abandoned his family and black mother. After suing with plagiarism, Wilson was a ninth grade and dropped out of school. Wilson went to the public library to read various books; this is Wilson and his successful enlightenment.

In "Piano lessons", August Wilson depicts the life of a 30-year-old family in the dilemma as the ancestor's piano was sold to buy his ancestors as slaves. The piano teaches many courses, but the most important thing is that you have to stick to your heritage and you must stick to economic improvement not just everything else. Piano lessons teach several basic lessons about African American culture. I felt Wilson responsible for his African slave past. In this way, his drama teaches the responsibility to respect your heritage. It is related in 1913 as much as in the great literary tradition. An older generation of drama, Doaker, represents a distant era in American history, and proves the past. He talked about a piano saying to his friend Leimen "This is the story of our family" (page 45). The drama work in the drama is to bring the background story of the blood stained piano to the audience.

August, Wilson, piano lessons, a big difference between the roles of men and women in drama. There are obvious conflicts between the two main characters, brothers and sisters, Willie and Barnes. And they struggle with the piano which is the legacy of their family. Their different reactions to the piano are indicative of the different roles of men and women in resisting family history, and, in a broader sense, their country. The inscription of the play clarifies the dream of the boy and the future plan. "Make cotton silver and sell seeds / buy babies / everything she needs" The lyrics highlight agriculture in your land. And the importance of agriculture. The land with Sartre will guarantee him his future economic and social position. Although he may not have paid money from the piano, despite the uncertainty of the land sold, the boy Willie is still filled with hope and energy to realize his dream.