Wedding Band Themes

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Wedding Band | Themes

Julia, a black woman, is in love with Herman, who is white. The play takes place over a period of three days when Herman's illness forces the main characters to deal with issues that have shaped their lives for ten years.

Alienation and Loneliness
Alienation and loneliness are important themes in Wedding Band, because they accurately describe the reality of Julia's life. Because of her love for a white man, Julia is alienated from her own race. She is not accepted by black society and rejected by her own white culture, and she has been forced to move several times by...

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