The Piano Lesson

by

August Wilson

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The Piano Lesson Symbols

Piano

The Charles family’s piano, which resides in Berniece’s house, symbolizes the family’s history and identity—both their past sorrows and their hopes for the future. The piano belonged to the Sutter family, who once enslaved…

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Truck

Lymon’s and Boy Willie’s repeatedly broken-down pickup truck is a comical feature in the play, but it also symbolizes creative self-determination in the midst of oppressive circumstances. Lymon and Boy Willie travel from…

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