Key learning points

1. Edmundson adapted the novel which means she developed Levy's original ideas to suit the form of a play.
2. Edmundson is responsible for writing stage directions, chronology of events and developing characters through dialogue.
3. Edmundson develops the multiplicity of Levy's original narratives using dramatic techniques.
4. Edmundson uses patois, dialect and colloquial language to develop Levy's realistic characters.
5. The use of direct address in the play mirrors the first person narratives in the novel, giving characters unique voices.

Keywords

• Multiplicity - a large number of, or a variety of things

• Dialogue - conversation and spoken interactions written for a play, book or film

• Dialect - a variation of a language spoken in a particular part of the country or by a particular group

• Jamaican patois - variation of English, or dialect, specific to Jamaican speakers

Common misconception