I thought it was interesting how they talk about the history of the piano from slave times and that a lot of the characters like Berniece and Boy Willie are named after some of their ancestors. Maybe the author did this to try and get across a theme that history repeats itself? and he's comparing the characters in the current story to characters from slaves times. And it might highlight the ways that society and the family has changed, but also the ways that they haven't and they repeat their same mistakes.
my comment:
I'm not sure that Lymon really loves Berniece, I think he was just dissapointed about his night and that it wasn't fun like Boy Willie's and he just wanted someone to be with.
(* note: i was absent for a few days, so that's why my journals are out of order)
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