Thursday, March 19, 2009

Discussion Questions for Ruined

1) Is there anyone in the play who escapes from some form of damage--either psychological, physical or both? Defend your answer with passages from the text.
2) How are birds used as symbols in the play? Defend your answer with passages from the text.
3) What is the climax of the play? Defend your answer.
4) Discuss the role of power in the play. Who has it, how does it shift, and why is it important?
5) how are women symbols of Africa? Defend your answer.
6) Which male character do you most sympathize with and why?
7) How are songs and poems used in the play? How do they help the play?
8) How would you relate the play to the expression, "the political is personal, the personal is political"?
9) Which female character do you sympathize the most with and why?
10) What is your favorite moment in the play? Why?

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