Joe & Edna Response PDF

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Prof. Souza. A script response to the script Joe & Edna....

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1.What is your gut response to the scene? This seems like such a real scene that many families experience. Joe seems like a man who works hard yet is struggling to provide for his family. At first, surface it seems like Edna blames Joe for their financial instability, but it’s clear throughout the scene that she doesn’t blame him, she just wants to encourage him to do better for himself and their family. However, she does seem to be tired of the situation and is looking for a quick fix, even if that means leaving her family. 2. Underline all unfamiliar words and define them? Palookas – A stupid, clumsy, or uncouth person. Flivver – A cheap car or aircraft, especially one in bad condition. Wop – An Italian or other southern European. 3. When and where do you think the play was set? This seems to be set sometime during the Great Depression in the United States, probably a major industrial city at the time like Chicago or New York City. 4. What is the overall mood of the play from beginning to end? The overall mood of the play seems to be very desperate and grim, because the characters are clearly not going to survive very long unless circumstances change quickly. 5. What is the relationship between Joe and Edna before the play begins? Though they are married with children, it seems as though their relationship has been rocky recently because of continuous fighting due to financial issues, especially because Edna threatens to go be with her old boyfriend. 6. Who is the protagonist? Joe is the protagonist of this scene. Himself and his job seem to be the focus of the scene and the argument. 7. When does the conflict begin? It seems as though the conflict of this scene began at either the very beginning of the scene. The conflict then escalates from there. However, the overall conflict of the play seems to have begun before this scene starts. 8. What is the climax? The climax is when Joe begins yelling at Edna to leave, because she seems to want to. This is when the characters seem the most desperate and tense. Before this, the

desperation and tensions between Joe and Edna continue to rise during their argument and begins to fall after this....