He sells rocks, cobblestones, pots, pans and other crockery. Rutherford Selig A peddler and friend of Ester's who frequently visits the house. He was Solly's comrade in his efforts on the Underground Railroad and for the Union Army. Eli Aunt Ester's caregiver, he protects the inhabitants and is constructing a wall. He practices strict capitalism and has no qualms with killing a man over a petty crime. Caesar Wilks Black Mary's brother, a policeman, baker and land-owner. She performs most of the household tasks, but never to the satisfaction of Ester. "Black" Mary Wilks Ester's housekeeper and her protégé in the art of Soul Cleansing. His birth name is Alfred Jackson, but he calls himself "Two Kings" (referring to King David and King Solomon), and is nicknamed Solly. He carries a large walking stick and is in love with Aunt Ester. He makes a career of gathering up dog excrement, which he calls "pure", used for tanning and working leather.
He is a former slave from Alabama who later became a conductor on the Underground Railroad and a scout for the Union Army. He is enlisted to help construct a wall, and eventually journeys to The City of Bones. Citizen Barlow A young man from Alabama who comes to the house to be cleansed by Ester. She is a recurring character in several of Wilson's plays of the Pittsburgh Cycle. She entertains the romantic ambitions of Solly. She claims to be 285 years old and acts as the benevolent, if disciplinarian, ruler of the household. Aunt Ester is not too old to practice healing she guides Barlow on a soaring, lyrical journey of spiritual awakening to the City of Bones.Ĭharacters Aunt Ester Tyler a former slave and a "soul-cleanser", who is the head of 1839 Wylie Avenue. Aunt Ester, the drama's 285-year-old fiery matriarch, welcomes into her home Solly Two Kings, who was born into slavery and scouted for the Union Army, and Citizen Barlow, a young man from Alabama searching for a new life and in search of redemption. The play is set in 1904 at 1839 Wylie Avenue in Pittsburgh's Hill District. At the time, only the 1990s remained unrepresented by a play. Although the ninth play produced, chronologically it is the first installment of his decade-by-decade, ten-play chronicle, The Pittsburgh Cycle, dramatizing the African-American experience in the twentieth century. Gem of the Ocean (2003) is a play by American playwright August Wilson. In spiritual turmoil, a new life is sought and a magical journey across history and time is undertakenġ904, the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania JSTOR ( March 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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