Name Date Gem of the Ocean’s Aunt Ester Gem of the Ocean is a play by August Wilson that premiered in 2003. It reflects on history; a magical journey across time to America’s slave trade era and the African-American struggle in the hands of their oppressors. Wilson was raised by his African-American mother after his German father abandoned them. Aunt Ester plays a major role as a character in this play. She is the god of Africans, the only “Supreme Being” they believed in, and worshipped before Christianity was brought to them. Her age represents the number of years that Africans have been in America. She is the true African spirit, a bridge between the present and the historical...
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