Question

KATE How many times have I told you not to leave your things around the house? EUGENE A hundred and nine. KATE What? EUGENE You said yesterday, "I told you a hundred and nine times not to leave your things around the house." BLANCHE Don't be fresh to your mother, Gene! EUGENE (To the audience) Was I fresh? I swear . . . That's what she said to me yesterday . . . One day I'm going to put all this in a book or a play. I'm going to be a writer like Ring Lardner or somebody -- that's if things don't work out first with the Yankees, or the Cubs, or the Red Sox, or maybe possibly the Tigers . . . If I get down to the St. Louis Browns, then I'll definitely be a writer. Explain Eugene's perspective on what's happening in this scene. Support your response with details from the text.

Answer 1

In this scene, Eugene is actually answering to her mother, although the answer may be a little sarcastic, it was the truth. He doesn't feel he's being "fresh" and that's why he starts talking to the audience asking if he is fresh because he cannot believe the situation: "Was I fresh? I swear... That's what she said to me yesterday (...)".

Step-by-step explanation:

To complete this exercise, you have to explain Eugene's perspective in the scene. When he starts talking to the audience, he talks about how he's going to put all those conversations in a book or a play, and the play, which is called "Brighton Beach Memoirs" is a semi-autobiographical play.