Perestroika 5.5

Summary

Harper is standing at the railing of the Promenade in Brooklyn. She is in a dress and no shoes, yet the weather is very cold and icy. Joe approaches her with an umbrella and asks her where her shoes have gone, she tells him she threw them in the river. Harper tells Joe the Jugemnet day approaches, Joe answers by telling her "Let's go home."Harper tells Joe that water will not accommplish the end no matter hoe much you cry., that fire will be the end.

Study Questions

1. What could be implied from Harper's use of water will not be the end, no matter how much you cry?
2. What could fire represent for Harper?

Works Cited

Perestroika Act 5 Scene 6