It takes the average reader 1 hour and 12 minutes to read Melting Pot Blues by C.G. Gardiner
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The play is set in Washington, DC. Thomas Tom Crossdale and his wife, Mavis, are immigrants from the fi ctional Caribbean country of St. Sabastian. They have two children; Faith and Winston. The father, Tom, is unhappy and wants to return to St. Sabastian. This is a source of tension within the family. Matters come to a head when Mavis confronts Tom about his long history of infidelity. She demands that he change his ways or leave their home. He leaves. Over the next year, the family dynamics change dramatically. With Tom out of the house, and practically out of their lives, Mavis becomes the bedrock of the family. And it becomes clear that the family can survive without Tom; but without the family Tom is adrift and alone. As the family prospers without him, Tom is overtaken by homelessness and illness. And as events unfold, shocking family secrets are revealed.
Melting Pot Blues by C.G. Gardiner is 72 pages long, and a total of 18,144 words.
This makes it 24% the length of the average book. It also has 22% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 39 minutes to read Melting Pot Blues aloud.
Melting Pot Blues is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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