Day 3

Lost in Yonkers Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

  1. 1

    As Act 1 concludes and Act 2 begins, how does Grandma's money reposition itself in the hierarchy of important plot points?

    In this section of the play, the two boys start looking for their grandmother's money so they can send it to their father. After Bella makes the mistake of revealing that Grandma has a large stash of cash, Arty and Jay become intent on finding it, so that they can spare their father from having to work.

    They search for it, with a naive belief that they can "borrow" it and pretend it is an inheritance from a Polish relative. The presence of money in Grandma's apartment becomes the dramatic center of the narrative.

  2. 2

    How does Neil Simon...

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