The Piano

In The Piano Lesson by August Wilson, the piano represents the familie's history in which it is remembered by the pictures that were carved by Doaker's grandfather. It is also remembered by the struggle that many people confronted because of the piano. I thought that during the play the piano would just cause conflict in the family between Berniece and Boy Willie. Even though the piano is not a living creature, it seemed as if it did become a character is in the play. The character in a drama is defined as the person represented in the play in which the character in the story helps the audience understand the story. The piano was not being played by Berniece but Sutter's ghost disappeared right after Berniece got the strength to play the piano. As soon as this occurred, it made me realize that Sutter's ghost was just in the house since Berniece would not touch the piano. In my point of view, if I was Boy Willie I would not sell the piano since it represents the struggle of the family neither would I sell something that my family would value.