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How does Wilson explore the theme of historical erasure in Radio Golf? What does the attempt to demolish the 1839 Wylie house represent? Which characters and forces stand against the forces of “progress” and the erasure that comes with it?
Harmond starts out with good intentions, genuinely believing that the Bedford Hills project will benefit the Black community in the Hill District. How do those good intentions get coopted or derailed?
Analyze Mame’s character. How does she challenge or reinforce the traditional ideas of gender and success? How do her politics and her vision of success reflect her position as a woman in a patriarchal environment?
By August Wilson