Bringing the 1930s to Life in Brighton Beach Memoirs Viewing Guide 1. In what ways is the setting of the film similar to the setting of the play? 2. In what ways is the setting of the film different from the setting of the play? 3. In what ways are the characters in the film similar to the characters in the play? 4. In what ways are the characters in the film different from the characters in the play? 5. How similar is the film’s plot to the play’s plot? Describe any differences you noticed.

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

what are the words supposed to be listed?