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    Wilson uses comparing and contrasting to convey the theme that a person will do whatever it takes to fulfill their dreams, even if it means cheating their own family. “I aint talking about all that, woman. I aint talking about selling my soul. I’m talking about trading that piece of wood for some land. Get something under your feet. Land the only thing God aint making no more of. You can always get another piano” (50). Boy Willie is basically saying that the piano is worthless. It has no meaning and no value. He does not seem to realize how much it means to Berniece. All he cares about is fulfilling his dream, to get land. He is telling Berniece to let him have it because he cannot see the value. He also tells her that she can always get another piano. By saying that the piano is made of wood and she can always get another, he contradicts himself. He says that no more land is being made, but wood is from land. By saying that she can get another piano, he is indirectly stating that he can always get a different piece of land. He really should think before he speaks.