1. Introduction:
· Describe that I have chosen to read the two plays, Satellite and The Piano lesson, and why I have made this choice
e.g I find it very interesting that people’s ideology and behaviors are closely related to their race, sex, cultural and educational backgrounds and growing up environment.
· This essay will compare and contrast the two plays. I would like to discuss Nina in Diana Son’s Satellites (Play #1) and Berniece in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson (Play #2).
2. Summary of Play #1, especially character Nina
3.Summary of Play#2, especially character Berniece
4. Compare the two plays briefly, focusing on characters Nina and Berniece
· born in USA
· sex (female)
· race(people of color), facing racial issues, such as discrimination and sensibility
· work hard to realize their American dreams
· struggling within different cultural backgrounds or generation gap
· identity struggling
5. Contrast the two plays briefly, focusing on characters Nina and Berniece:
· Age difference
· education difference
· major life transitions difference
· expectations for their children
6. Discussion and conclusion:
· Brief discussion about myself as an Asian immigrant
· My conculsion
Must use direct quotation from the story (same sentence from the story), do not use secondary source.
English is my second language. I'm not high level writer, please use simple words, simple sentence structure, and simple grammar.