Analyzing

Eukiah a short play by Lanford Wilson. Before we started reading the script of Eukiah we first had to read about the setting on the stage and how they layed it out. It gave us a glimpse of what the characters are like how Butch is charming yet menacing he is. Eukiah is just a boy. Even though the script was only 10 minutes long it still became to be a powerful outcome. Especially after we read the script, towards the end did I realize that the story has a twist to it. Butch is a menace, but when you read it, he doesn't seem as that big of a monster as he seems to be. He does call Eukiah names such as half wit, he's tone was aggresive toward Eukiah but soon after the tones changes, because he notices the only way to get Eukiah out of hiding is to be polite and sweet to him which is sort of a type of seduction. Sweet talking to lower him out. When he first started talking to Eukiah, he didn't make a sound to response to Butch but after a while he could hear Eukiah and knew where he was. Butch kept on repeating to Eukiah how they've to go to supper, eventually Eukiah came out of his hiding place, it's sort of like a trust bond grew between them. So that moment I had change of heart and turned Butch into a good person. But I thought wrong, as they were walking to get supper Butch puts his arms around Eukiahs neck like a buddy would do, but the script ended with Butch breaking Eukiahs neck. I was so shocked at that point I didn't know what to think. I think this story was very successful through it's imagery, tone and you know whether you have read a good story when you finish it and it leaves an impression on you or questions, I know I certainly thought about it. As I read through the script I honestly,didn't think of it being a play at all more like an image in my head of the actual barn on a farm instead of it being set on stage. He wrote it in such a way that we can relate to it, as being a great perception of imagery. The tone of the story brought about an important point, at the beginning I can feel the tension between Butch and Eukiah wasn't off to a good start it was anger and impatience. The way he uses his tone makes you think that he is a badhearted person. But then later on, he tried gaining trust with Eukiah by being sweet to him, so it made me give him a chance and I don't know what made me think that he could've changed so quick but it really didn't seem like 10 minutes. Then his bad side appeared again, I find it amazing how much the author used one character and did so much with his personality, he made him seem bad and furious, then talked his way to being friendly and trustworthy and then just turned into a criminal. A whole different side. You can tell he is two faced.