The Piano Lesson
WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for The Piano Lesson.
The Piano Lessonis now streaming exclusively on Netflix.
Is Boy Willie A Ghost?
Despite this intriguing theory,Boy Willie is not a ghost.
He is alive and real in both the play and the movie.
The ending implies he will find another way to buy land and continue his father’s farming legacy.
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Did Boy Willie Kill Sutter?
He was thrown across the room after climbing the stairs and even supernaturally strangled by Sutter.
It seeps across the floorboards as if it had a sentient presence and motivation.
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The inclusion of water in these scenes is likelyghostly evidence of Sutter’s presence after dying in the well.
She reserves herself to a quiet and strict life built around faith and supporting her child.
Neither of them can go on living while also being deracinated from their family roots.
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