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Scene Six

Scene Six. By: Sam Drury, Joon-Hyuk Han & Karishma Kainth. Summary. Tom brings Jim home to meet his family Laura realizes that he is her high school crush Tom reveals his plans to Jim Laura faints when asked to come to the table Scene ends when Tom says grace. Themes. Fear

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Scene Six

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  1. Scene Six By: Sam Drury, Joon-Hyuk Han & KarishmaKainth

  2. Summary • Tom brings Jim home to meet his family • Laura realizes that he is her high school crush • Tom reveals his plans to Jim • Laura faints when asked to come to the table • Scene ends when Tom says grace

  3. Themes • Fear • Laura must face the man she liked in high school • Amanda is fearful of Laura’s lack of gentlemen callers. • Trapped • Laura is trapped b y her memory • Tom is trapped by his mother • Amanda is trapped her past • Escape • Tom is trying to escape by signing up for the union merchant seamen. • Deception: • “Gay deceivers.” (Page 25)

  4. Staging Devices • Screen Images • Lighting • Music • Scene Setup • Character Descriptions

  5. Characterization • Jim • “hero”, “Irish good nature”, “defeating the law of gravity”, “arrive at nothing short of the White House” • Amanda • “The results were astonishing”, “How have I made you nervous?”, “See how I sashayed around the ballroom, Laura?” • Laura • “like a piece of translucent glass touched by light”, “I couldn’t sit at the table if it was him!” • Tom • “The signs are interior”(page 30), “I’m tired of the movies”.

  6. Connection to “The Visit” • Expressionism • “Tom:… Jim was a hero…” • “Jim: Your hand’s cold, Laura!” • “Jim: You’re going to be out of a job if you don’t wake up. • Tom: I am waking up- • Jim: You show no signs. • Tom: The signs are interior”

  7. Key Quotations

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