Saturday, March 1, 2014

Night, Mother

I don;t really think that "Will Jessie kill herself" is a good MDQ. For one, plays end once the MDQ is answered, but once Jessie kills herself, the play continues to progress. A good MDQ for Night, Mother would be "How will Mama react to Jessie killing herself?" or "Will Mama follow Jessie's list?" There would actually work because the play ends with Mama on the phone asking for Dawson. This answers how she will react because we see her picking up the phone and beginning to follow Jessie's list, which also answers "will she follow Jessie's list?" The MDQ "Will Jessie kill herself" is basically telling us that the play is about Jessie and her suicide. Night, Mother is actually about Mama and her having to deal with this as it is happening, which is why either of the two MDQ I have suggested would be sufficient.

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