The Piano Lesson | Act II Summary
In Act Two, scene one, Wining Boy cons Lymon and Boy Willie, who have sold their melons and are flush with cash, into buying some secondhand clothes.
In scene two, Avery repeats his proposal of marriage to Berniece, who refuses to consider it seriously before Avery has established his church. She points out that she, as a woman, is subject to unfair standards: ‘‘You trying to tell me a woman can’t be nothing without a man. But you alright, huh? You can just walk out of here without me— without a woman—and still be a man. . . . Everybody telling me I can’t be a...
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