LP Act 2 Discussion 4th Hour by EVELYN KRIEGER

Ebrima Kah, Jaden Saavedra, Olivia McPherson, Madilyn Wehner

2024-10-18 15:25:30 UTC

Q1 : Why did Greg Pieroth only incorporate interviews from the laramie citizenship? Should he have included interviews outside of their town?

Q2 : Does interviewing only laramie citizens affect the overall theme of the story?

Kyle Y., Julianna C., Lily B.

2024-10-18 15:26:28 UTC

Questions:

1) What is the overall community view of gays? There's conflicting information, some individuals claim that there's no negativity surrounding homosexuality. Others claim that gays are discriminated against on a daily basis.

2) How do the interviews and monologues in Act 2 contribute to the overall emotion in this play, and show the impact of violence in a community?

Ally Marchwinski, Mallory Kreider, Leighton Drabicki, Venna Stuckey.

2024-10-18 15:26:57 UTC

1 - What do you think is the purpose of the Author including the interviews of the people who partake in theater? Is this benefical to the readers understanding, or no?

2 - Why does the author continue to mention the traumatic injuries of Matthew Shepard? Might this change someones opinon on the case?

Adriana Corradi, Katie Jankowski, Heather Schupbach, Madelyn Sabat

2024-10-18 15:28:02 UTC

1) Do you think the segregation between homophobic versus LGBTQ+ affirming residents in Laramie coincides with any other social statuses the groups themselves hold?

2) How do you think the order the interviews are presented in the text add to the interpretation of Matthew Shepard's story?

Aarav, Sebastian, Aidan

2024-10-18 15:28:39 UTC

Do you think the fact that there was heaping amounts of press was justified? Think about how it affected negatively affected Laramie as a town but also consider how important it was to get this out to the world.

What effect did all the brief Medical Updates about Matthew contribute to the book? Why did Kaufman choose to include them?

Maddie B., Adeline M., Brianna B., Sophia B.

2024-10-18 15:30:15 UTC

Q1: How does Kaufman juxtapose opposite perspectives on Matthew Shepard's murder?

Q2: Why do you think Kaufman chose to highlight religious leaders in the interviews?

Joe Westover

2024-10-18 15:30:35 UTC

1 What theme is the author creating by using only the citizens of Laramie and nobody else. And what does it represent

2 What is the message they are trying to give when they keep restating the injuries that Matthew suffered after his attack

Cullen Wessel and Jay Nevers

wessecul000 — 2024-10-18 15:30:42 UTC

1- Why do you think Kaufman focuses so much on the attitudes of religious leaders in Laramie?

2- Do you think the fact Matt Shepard had AIDS impacted his perception in the community? Could this be rooted in the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s?

Natalia D

2024-10-21 14:45:45 UTC

Questions:

1.) Why do you think the people of Laramie are very surprised that Aaron and Russel were from their town? What does this show about the town?

2.) How does the theme help the story unfold? How does it give more meaning to the different interviews?

Greg only incorporated interviews with people from Laramie because those are the people who are directly effected by what happened and could feel a connection to it, interviewing people who aren’t from there wouldn’t really bring any real purpose to it and i think it does have to do with the overall theme of the book

2024-10-23 03:28:06 UTC