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*'''WASPs''' (26) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASP "White Anglo-Saxon Protestants",] a term that denotes either an ethnic group, or the culture, customs, and heritage of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee Yankee] ethnic group in the U.S.. | |||
*'''Shirley Booth''' (27) - an Academy Award-winning [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Booth actress] who gained enormous success in the 1950 Broadway [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Back%2C_Little_Sheba_%28play%29 play] (as well, as the 1952 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Back%2C_Little_Sheba_%28movie%29 movie adaptation]), ''Come Back, Little Sheba''. | |||
*'''K.S.''' (27) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaposi%27s_Sarcoma Kaposi's Sarcoma], a cancer that afflicts tissues of the bones, muscles, blood vessels, cartilage, etc. Commonly linked to homosexual men with HIV or AIDS. | *'''K.S.''' (27) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaposi%27s_Sarcoma Kaposi's Sarcoma], a cancer that afflicts tissues of the bones, muscles, blood vessels, cartilage, etc. Commonly linked to homosexual men with HIV or AIDS. | ||
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Summary
Louis and Prior are sitting on a bench after the funeral of Louis's grandmother. They are discussing the funeral and having usual banter when Prior suddenly shows Louis the lesions on his arm. He has a disease called kaposi's sarcoma Even though Louis gets extremely upset, Prior takes it in a very joking manner; he only fears that Louis will leave him because of his illness. Afterwards, Louis goes to bury his grandmother.
Notes
- WASPs (26) - "White Anglo-Saxon Protestants", a term that denotes either an ethnic group, or the culture, customs, and heritage of the Yankee ethnic group in the U.S..
- Shirley Booth (27) - an Academy Award-winning actress who gained enormous success in the 1950 Broadway play (as well, as the 1952 movie adaptation), Come Back, Little Sheba.
- K.S. (27) - Kaposi's Sarcoma, a cancer that afflicts tissues of the bones, muscles, blood vessels, cartilage, etc. Commonly linked to homosexual men with HIV or AIDS.
Commentary
Study Questions
- What is the Jewish custom to express love for the dead?
- How long was Louis's grandmother in the nursing home?
- Why didn't Louis visit her?
- What is the cat's name?
- What does Prior show Louis?
- What disease does Prior have?
- How does Louis react?