Act 1 Scene 4

• They are having a meeting and it sounds so boring and official. They keep minutes and make votes? I thought it was just a fun little group to read poetry and stuff like a more civilized Dead Poet's Society.


• The people at the meetings are societal outcasts. Nerdy men, a librarian, a loudmouthed widow. When John comes he simply doesn't fit and everyone can tell. Alma is so pleased he has come but embarrassed by how boring they are compared to his wild life. He is dressed very finely and Alma has him sit next to her. Ha ha, this hurts Roger's feelings, the fine, Christian gentleman he is. He thought the meeting an opportunity for HIM to get to sit next to Alma.


• Mrs. Bassett is a complete loudmouth and she has opinions on everything and she needs to shutup. People barely get a sentence out before she has something to say about it.


• Pretty sure the love poem is foreshadowing. Alma's gonna tell John she loves him but he gonna up and leave her with some skank like Rosa. Shooooo, John John John.


• After Alma recites this John gets up suddenly and leaves, saying he has to go take care of a patient.


• All thr guests/Mrs. Basset thinks that Alma loves John. And she thinks he is probably "taking care" of Rosa Gonzales, in the biblical sense.


• Alma says they were just too boring for his taste. She runs off, ashamed at her temper and tongue and the meeting ends.