In Scene 4, Skye and her new friends play together and have cake for dinner and dessert. By the next day, though, Skye is starting to feel a little worn-out by the way Arwen and Callen live. She’s also beginning to worry about how long she’s been away from home.
Read Scene 5―the play’s final scene, and look for differences in Skye’s mood and the way she interacts with the other characters. Do you see any signs of change in Skye’s attitude?
What’s different for Skye after her visit with Arwen and Callen? How do these differences affect her relationship with her mother? Type your own answers to these questions. Then, compare your answers to strong example answers at the end of the activity.
Arwen and Callen give Skye a toy, a book, and a cloak. Along with these gifts, what valuable lessons does Skye take home with her?
The moment when Mama seems to recognize the toys and cloak is supposed to seem important to the audience. What does the play hint or suggest might be true?
Think about Skye’s adventure with Arwen and Callen and how it helps resolve the conflict between her and Mama. What themes, or main ideas about life, does the play suggest?
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Skye learns that there are two sides to any conflict. As she tries to understand and appreciate the differences between Arwen and Callen, Skye also grows to understand herself better. Yes, she loves to play, but she likes to read sometimes, too, and she actually prefers to eat healthy food sometimes, too. |
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The play hints that the items belonged to Mama as a child and that Mama was a lot like Arwen and Callen when she was Skye’s age. |
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Possible themes include:
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