What exposition or background information does the playwright offer about their relationship? What are both characters’ main Objectives?

For this assignment, you are writing a script analysis essay on Stick Fly by Lydia R. Diamond. Choose one of the characters in the play and analyze the play from their point of view. How does their character arc (how they change over the course of the play) contribute to the meaning or message of the play?
Template:
Paragraph 1: Introduction. Introduce the character. What is their character description? What exposition or background information does the playwright offer about this character? What are the character’s Given Circumstances at the beginning of the play? Why did you choose to write about this character?
Paragraph 2: Choose a significant relationship between the character and one other character. Describe the relationship between these two characters at the beginning of the play. What exposition or background information does the playwright offer about their relationship? What are both characters’ main Objectives?
Paragraph 3: What conflicts or tensions arise between the two characters? How are their Objectives aligned with one another—and/or Obstacles to one another? Is there one moment of conflict between the two characters that stands out?
Paragraph 4: How does their relationship change over the course of the play? How is your selected character different at the end of the play from at the beginning of the play?
Paragraph 5: What does the character’s arc (how they change over the course of the play) say about them? What did you learn by studying this character? How does the character contribute to the meaning of the play overall? What message do you take away?

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