Pipeline Notes
- main character: Nia, single working class mother, 'on the edge' --> trying to parent her son and save him from the "school-to-prison" pipeline - exhaustion: physical, mental - strained relationships with her son Omari, ex-husband Xavier, possible relationship with Dun? - Use of poem - "We Real Cool..." by Gwendolyn Brooks --> school to violence or crime, to death - discrimination and racism? - public school vs. private school education, assimilation --> Omari feels he will benefit more by being around people who have the same background as him - the use of silent moments, intense looks (the ending) - what is Jasmine's role in the play? Her character seems a little bit unnecessary - Jasmine and Omari relate to each other, from the same background - Omari feels like his...