The history of the neighborhood help increase the mimesis of the characters of the play. In the beginning of the story, Sharon says, “never did the neighbors gave us the time of day… I mean does anyone borrow a cup of sugar anymore? No...” (D’Amour 15). She was cursing and then crying about how people live in solitude even though they have neighbors. She feels a disconnection with the community, “there is no real communication anymore, real communication about real things” (D’Amour 15). At first, I took the scene as Sharon being a bit too overly dramatic and emotional. It was not until Frank came in at the end of the story that I understood why Sharon was acting this way.
Frank said that once upon a time, the neighborhood was active with
Frank said that once upon a time, the neighborhood was active with