Wunderkammer

      I enjoyed this play. After reading some of it with you and Gabriella , plus your explanations, I understood the plot of the play a lot better. Francesca Pazniokas wrote this play with the dialogue of the character basically talking over each other, which is realistic. In conversations in real life, people tend to speak over each other. With the italics and the actions of the characters, the writer wanted to make this seem real. We even discussed that although the setting of the story wasn’t described, you get this idea that this took place somewhere like the country or far from urban life. The “Keeper” character left me the impression that he was selfish, greedy and desperate for money and a little heartless as well. I knew the keeper was desperate for money when he tried to, in a way, “blackmail” or threaten the dog lady but making her feel like if she doesn’t buy the kid, he will tell her husband that she is there with him to basically start issues within her relationship. He was treating “Kid” like a slave by making him do all these things that kids wouldn’t normally do. The keeper wasn’t compassionate or affectionate toward the kid, all he wanted was to make a profit and benefit from him financially. Basically, he looked at him as a walking dollar sign. When he learns that the kid can make animals come to life, I believe that he felt like he’s a “goldmine.” He would be able to use this as a form of entertainment to the public and possibly make money from it. After the keeper is killed, the kid feels somewhat bad because although he didn’t treat him well, he was still a companion to him.