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Sure Thing Questions and Answers
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Sure Thing” is set in a café where the the two main characters, Bill and Betty, awkwardly encounter one another. During their encounter, a ring of a bell continues to disrupt their connection. Despite the constant noise of the bell, the two...
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Irony and satire go hand in hand. The thesis “labels are not important” is ironic because it is the opposite of what is demonstrated in the scene—and, in fact, in the entire play. The scene shows that labels are important, because Bill can’t make...
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In this play, Ives exposes how identity, including class and gender, is constructed through language, and how this, in turn, creates opportunity. In a very compact fifteen-minute play, it touches on important issues in the philosophy of language:...
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Study Guide for Sure Thing
Sure Thing study guide contains a biography of David Ives, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
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Essays for Sure Thing
Sure Thing essays are academic essays for citation. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of Sure Thing by David Ives.
