R Kelly's Trapped in the closet
List of Characters:
Sylvester: The narrator of the story, portrayed in song by R. Kelly, who has awakened in a strange woman’s house and must deal with her angry husband.
Cathy: The unfaithful woman in whose closet Sylvester finds himself trapped.
Rufus: Cathy’s husband, who is carrying on a homosexual affair with Chuck.
Chuck: Rufus’s secret lover
Sylvester’s Wife: The wife of the narrator, who tries to disguise her own unfaithfulness through rowdy sex.
Policeman: Secret lover of Sylvester’s wife.
Essay questions:
1. Why does Chuck look for Sylvester under the dresser? How big do you imagine the dresser to be?2. In chapter four, what does Sylvester mean by “a tear fell up out my eye?”
3. When Sylvester’s wife is describing the string of friends that led to the policeman, who is Tina and where does she fit into anything?