Sojourner Truth by Joanna Evans Use the passage to answer the question. Both Rebecca’s father and Sojourner Tr

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Sojourner Truth
by Joanna Evans
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Both Rebecca’s father and Sojourner Truth are influential in the play, but neither of them appears. In 3-5 sentences, draw conclusions about why the playwright did not include these characters in the play’s action.

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By keeping Rebecca’s father and Sojourner Truth offstage, the playwright makes them larger-than-life forces whose reputations shape the characters’ choices rather than competing for attention onstage. Their absence lets other characters talk about them, which reveals personality, bias, and conflict without needing direct confrontation. It also focuses the drama on how ideas and memories (Sojourner Truth’s legacy, the father’s authority) influence the living characters, preserving the emotional core of the play. Finally, leaving such a famous historical figure offstage maintains her mystique and avoids a portrayal that could distract from the play’s themes.

Sojourner Truth
by Joanna Evans
Use the passage to answer the question.

Both Rebecca’s father and Sojourner Truth are influential in the play, but neither of them appears. In 3-5 sentences, draw conclusions about why the playwright did not include these characters in the play’s action.

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Sojourner Truth by Joanna Evans Use the passage to answer the question. Both Rebecca’s father and Sojourner Truth are influential in the play, but neither of them appears. In 3-5 sentences, draw conclusions about why the playwright did not include these characters in the play’s action.

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Sojourner Truth
by Joanna Evans
Use the passage to answer the question.

Both Rebecca’s father and Sojourner Truth are influential in the play, but neither of them appears. In 3-5 sentences, draw conclusions about why the playwright did not include these characters in the play’s action.