Finish Reading Act I, Scene 2

Today we will:

• Finish reading Act I, Scene 2 (movie?) Pages 66-75
• Work on Act I, Scene 2 questions in your packet (through 34)
• Add any double-entry journal quotes that can characterize Walter in Act I, Scene 2

IF--you finish you can copy some of my quotes for Act I, Scene 2 in preparation for QW#3--if not you will have time at the beginning of class tomorrow to do so.

Quote	Speaker	Act/Scene	Lit element/tech	Explain
“Well, you tell that to my boy tonight…on the living room couch”	Walter	1.2	Conflict	Walter blames Mama for the family’s lack of success
“I’m a grown man, Mama.”	Walter	1.2	Conflict	Walter feels his mother treats him like a child
“Seem like you…always tied up in some kind of knot about something”	Mama	1.2	Characterization (indirect)	Mama tells us Walter’s behavior/attitude has changed for the worse and it’s affecting the family
“Sometimes it’s like I can see the future stretched out in front of me…full of nothing”	Walter	1.2	Internal conflict Man vs. society characterization	Walter feels his job is worthless and his future holds  nothing for him
“So now it’s life. Money is life.”	Mama	1.2	Characterization (indirect) Conflict	Mama is confused why her children’s values have changed so much from her’s
“Well son, I’m waiting to hear you say something…”	Mama	1.2	Characterization (indirect) Conflict	Mama compares Walter to his father and asks him to “step up” and be a man like he was—but instead he leaves