Is there not abundance enough and beauty to support all in peace, were that the general intention?
-- Narrator (Liberation Day)

Importance: In "Liberation Day," the Speakers' work to reenact Mr. U.'s iteration of the Battle of the Little Bighorn inspires the narrator Jeremy's ethical and moral concerns. In this scene, Jeremy begins to wonder about the violence used to quash marginalized individuals. Although the Performance is slanted towards the white American soldiers, and not the oppressed Indigenous peoples, Jeremy is capable of imagining into the horrors they experienced during Custer's Last Stand. This moment is essential to understanding the author's overarching explorations concerning morality, violence, oppression, and freedom.

It didn't sound like her, and yet it was her, for real.
-- Narrator (The Mom of Bold Action)

Importance: In "The Mom of Bold Action," after an old man in town pushes down Ginnie's son Derek, she is overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness. In the wake of the incident, Ginnie struggles...