This classic tale of a family reunited by death is made alive by Berry's focus on individual, delicate natures. Each member (and the entire unit itself) is an open wound; their ages, their relationships, Berry understands, like August Wilson, that authentic personal Drama, real domestic and social conflict is not found directly in politics but in circumstance. Berry is in tune with everything and the empathy, atmosphere, and insight on display here is exemplary. Heads butt, positions are revealed, found, taken, and we are able to reflect on blood in a communal manner, in a spiritual, and even...
This classic tale of a family reunited by death is made alive by Berry's focus on individual, delicate natures. Each member (and the entire unit itself) is an open wound; their ages, their relationships, Berry understands, like August Wilson, that authentic personal Drama, real domestic and social conflict is not found directly in politics but in circumstance. Berry is in tune with everything and the empathy, atmosphere, and insight on display here is exemplary. Heads butt, positions are revealed, found, taken, and we are able to reflect on blood in a communal manner, in a spiritual, and even holy way.