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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 16))
Objective
The objective of this Daily Lesson is for students to analyze how Pinter establishes the dynamic in the relationship between the two oldest brothers in the play, Max and Sam, in Act One. In Act One, Max, the family patriarch and owner of the house, sets right into berating his brother Sam, a chauffeur. Max berates Sam for seemingly no reason, mocking Sam's claims that he is a sought-after driver and belittling the gift of a box of cigars that Sam brings home from one of his clients that day. Sam, in turn, demurs to all of Max's insults and even goes so far as to praise Max's late wife, Jessie, saying that driving her around had been one of the great pleasures of Sam's life.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What is the familial relationship between Max and Sam? What sense does Pinter give the reader about...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.3, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.9, 11-12.9
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