Question

Read the excerpt from Brighton Beach Memoirs, by Neil Simon.

EUGENE One pitch, Mom? I think I can get him to pop up. I have my stuff today.

KATE Your father will give you plenty of stuff when he comes home! You hear?

EUGENE All right! All right!

KATE I want you inside now! Put out the water glasses.

BLANCHE I can do that.

KATE Why? Is his arm broken? (She yells out again) And I don’t want any back talk, you hear?

(She goes back to the kitchen)

EUGENE (Slams the ball into his glove angrily. Then he cups his hands, making a megaphone out of it and announces to the grandstands) "Attention, ladeees and gentlemen! Today’s game will be delayed because of my Aunt Blanche’s headache…”

Which stage direction or line of dialogue from this excerpt best helps the audience understand Eugene's perspective?

Slams the ball into his glove angrily.
EUGENE One pitch, Mom?
KATE Why? Is his arm broken?
Then he cups his hands, making a megaphone

Answer 1

A :)

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Answer 2

A: "Slams the ball into his glove angrily

Step-by-step explanation:

This shows us by Eugene's actions that he is angry at his mom because he does not want to stop playing baseball. This shows that his perspective is not a positive one and that he is angry.