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…and Danforth argue over John confessing on paper to being with the Devil. John desires not to confess so that his name will be pure. If John confesses he spares his own life and avoids being hung. “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life…

…most concrete critique in the play is of the manipulative desires revolving around marriage. Gwendolen and Ceicily desires to marry someone named "Ernest" demonstrate how their romantic dreams hinge upon titles, not character.…

…, as well as being a mother herself. Racism: Maya faces blatant instances of racism at several points during her story; at her graduation ceremony, when she goes to the Stamps dentist, and when she applies for the streetcar job are the most prominent examples…

…is uneducated, and both she and Bailey use this to their advantage and also to taunt their classmates. Much later, at fifteen, she sets her mind to working on the streetcars in San Francisco. The first problem with this plan is that they do not allow Negroes to work…

…. But if you are rich, you should buy this car. Bill Gates has this fastest streetcar in the world sitting in his garage. At some times I wish I were Bill Gates so I could have such an awesome car. This car belongs on the racetrack, but you get the luxury of driving…

…, on April 4, 1928. Angelou acquired the first half of her pen name from her brother, Bailey Junior, whose babyish chatter transformed “my sister” into “Maya”. In 1931, Maya and Bailey were dropped off by train from Long Beach, California, to Stamps, Arkansas…

…, Ind. He held a series of jobs over the next few years, first as a 15-year-old streetcar conductor in New Albany, Ind., and then as a 16-year-old private, soldiering for six months in Cuba. After that he was a railroad fireman, studied law by correspondence…

…responsible for his death and withdrew into herself. "I was mute for five years, I wasn't cute and didn't speak. I thought he was killed because I spoke his name that was the only logic I was able to employ. So I thought if I spoke, anybody might die…

…. She had a liking to take a streetcar or just simply walk on foot. There in New Orleans she met 25 year old Oscar Chopin. She fell in love with this businessman and in 1870 they were married. She was 19 years old then and the couple were a perfect match…

…, and Americans” (Baechler 68). Kate would sometimes roam the city unaccompanied. She had a liking to take a streetcar or just simply walk on foot. There in New Orleans she met 25 year old Oscar Chopin. She fell in love with this businessman and in 1870…