One method actors use to "get into" their roles is by imagining their characters in scenarios that are suggested but not explicitly shown in the play. Try visualizing these characters in different situations and write an additional short scene to be included in the play.

Consider the scenario where Hoke overhears the conversation between Boolie and Daisy, in which Daisy implies that all African Americans are dishonest. How do you think Hoke would respond to such remarks?

Research how racial relations in the South have evolved from the 1940s to the present day. Write a paragraph summarizing your findings.

Imagine you are from another country and have no prior knowledge of race relations in the twentieth-century South. Based solely on Driving Miss Daisy, what might be your impression of race relations?

Read another play that presents a Southern perspective and addresses Southern issues. Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is a good option. How does the portrayal of the South in this play differ from that in Driving Miss Daisy? In what ways are they similar?

Near the end of the play, Daisy tells Boolie, "I've never been prejudiced and you know it!" How do you think Hoke would react to this statement? How would you respond?