I Am American

Question

by Jennifer Tibbets

TIME: Present.

SETTING: Bare stage.

AT RISE: MAX LITTLEFOOT stands center. Behind him, THREE SILHOUETTES stand reaching upward toward the sky. As MAX LITTLEFOOT begins his speech, SILHOUETTES enact Amerindian dance to offstage drumbeat.

MAX LITTLEFOOT: I am American. My ancestors have lived on this land since memory began. My tribal elders speak of a large turtle that rose out of the sea. This Turtle Island—Earth—provides everything we need. My ancestors could read the earth. They saw a scuff in the dirt and would find deer to hunt. They smelled the thawing riverbanks and knew salmon were on their way upstream to spawn. They touched the rough bark of a pine and it would become a strong wigwam.

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Question
Which is the best description of the structure of this play?(1 point)
Responses

rapid farce with rhythmic action, entrances, and exits
rapid farce with rhythmic action, entrances, and exits

naturalistic dialogue between characters in a realistic setting
naturalistic dialogue between characters in a realistic setting

descriptive soliloquies accompanied by illustrative movement
descriptive soliloquies accompanied by illustrative movement

heightened drama at an epic, tragic scale
heightened drama at an epic, tragic scale

Answer 1

The best description of the structure of this play is:

descriptive soliloquies accompanied by illustrative movement.

This is evident from MAX LITTLEFOOT's speech, which serves as a soliloquy that expresses his feelings and thoughts about his heritage and connection to the land, while the silhouettes performing an Amerindian dance add a layer of illustrative movement to the performance.