The constant direction giving by Berniece is preventing Maretha from becoming anything more than a minor character in the story. Berniece keeps her out of the room whenever somebody is talking about the piano or any family history. She feels like Maretha will live the same life she lives due to the history of the piano and her family. When Boy Willie has Maretha play her a song on the piano, Berniece orders her to stop. “Maretha! You get up here and get ready to go so you be on time. Ain’t no need you trying to take advantage of company”(21). Berniece has becomed so paranoid by the piano she won’t let Maretha play it around Boy Willie because she is worried he might say something about where it came from or what it represents. Because Maretha knows nothing about the piano she has no say in what is done with it, causing her to have a small role due to her lack of knowledge about the situation.
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