Journal Entry Topics

1. Comment on pages 48-52
2. How is Clarence's role as Walsh's conscience developed?
3. Compare and contrast the symbolism of the red coat and kite (Kite Runner).

Symbolic Idea #1

What does the red coat in Walsh represent?
How is the use of the red coat in Walsh similar to and different from the use of the kite in The Kite Runner?

Sound Effects

This question is much more open ended than previous questions

Find an example in the stage directions where sound effects are used. Tell us the page number, the direction and how it affects the flow of the play.

PLEASE use your name somewhere in your response.

NB. If you are going to claim that you are a literary god, make sure you spell all the words in your comment correctly.

Second Reading....

How does Pollock present the relationship between Walsh and Sitting Bull? Which of the two has more power in this relationship? Why?

First Reading...

What are some of the comments that Pollock makes on ourcontemporary society? Why does she veil it in the discussion of Fort Walsh and the situation surrounding Sitting Bull rather than a contemprary play?

Thematic Concern #1

In the play, we notice that Sharon Pollock uses character doubling. Thinking specifically of the poker players (Prologue) and Louis (the play proper), what is the effect of that doubling? (Remember that in the Prologue, the poker players say nothing, and in Acts One and Two, Louis is one of the most vocal characters)