1. Identify a textual moment
Page 1294, Act 1, scene 1)
2. Three words to pluck out
Clowns Running 3. To Ruth, at that moment;
Crazy- someone who is unreasonable
Clowns: foolish people Running: talking too much 4. Fill in the blank with a word or concept of your choice
The characters philosophy of maturity FRAMES his/her perception of the textual moment
5. Determine the anchor that holds the fixed structure together. The God factor in these words is maturity. Ruth believes that Walter should be old and mature enough to know that their child should be going to bed early instead of holding conversations in the boy's bedroom and letting him sleep late. He refers to them as clowns because he ...