Wining Boy

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Wining Boy is a charismatic, hard-living former musician and gambler who serves as a source of humor, history, and hard-earned wisdom in August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a play
fictional character
gambler
musician
appearsInSeries Pittsburgh Cycle NERFINISHED
associatedWith the Charles family piano
characterInWork The Piano Lesson NERFINISHED
countryOfWorkAppearedIn United States NERFINISHED
createdBy August Wilson NERFINISHED
familyRelation relative of Boy Willie
relative of Doaker Charles
firstAppearance The Piano Lesson NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearedIn drama
hasAddiction drinking
gambling
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English
medium theater
nationality African American NERFINISHED
occupation blues musician
gambler
pianist
personalityTrait charismatic
hard-living
world-weary
roleInWork bearer of family history
comic relief
source of wisdom
setInTime Great Depression era NERFINISHED
thematicRole commentator on African American experience
embodiment of the blues tradition
link between past and present

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