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The Piano

Tia hears beautiful music coming from an old woman's piano and is taught how to play by the woman. They develop a friendship despite living in a time of servitude. When the woman passes away, Tia continues playing the piano in memory of her, keeping the lasting impression of helping others. The story takes place on a plantation and explores the theme that helping others can lead to helping each other.

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The Piano

Tia hears beautiful music coming from an old woman's piano and is taught how to play by the woman. They develop a friendship despite living in a time of servitude. When the woman passes away, Tia continues playing the piano in memory of her, keeping the lasting impression of helping others. The story takes place on a plantation and explores the theme that helping others can lead to helping each other.

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Savannah Holtz

October 12, 2015


LAE 4424
Dr. Meadows
Literary Analysis
Genre: Fictional Picture Books
The Piano by William Miller and illustrated by Susan Keeter

Bibliographic Information
Miller, W., & Keeter, S. (2000). The piano. New York: Lee & Low Books.
Plot
The plot of a story can be separated into five distinct sections; the exposition, the rising
action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution.
Exposition: Tia hears some interesting music while she is working as a servant for a white old
women.
Rising Action: The women teaches Tia the piano which she had heard.
Climax: Tia and the old women help each other and becomes friends.

Falling Action: The women dies.


Resolution: Tia continues to play the piano like the women taught her.
Setting
The setting of this book is on a plantation during times of servitude.
Theme
The theme of the book is to always help other because then they will help you and make a
lasting impression.
Characters
The main character in this book is Tia a little girl who loved music but is working as a
servant for an old white lady.
Style
The style of this book is okay with a little variation in sentence structure.
Point of View
This book was written in an all knowing narrator point of view.
Reflections
This book was okay; I would only suggest this book for reader that like to read and would
not get discouraged by this text.

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