Act 2; Scene 5

• The scene opens with John and Alma in the doctor's office. Maybe some things will get cleared up!
• John and Alma exchange some small talk.
• I love this back and forth:
  John: I've settled with life on fairly acceptable terms. Isn't that all a reasonable person can ask for?
  Alma: He can ask for much more than that. He can ask for the coming true of his most improbable dreams.
  
• Alma is so hopeless and sad. She seems to be sad that she is not dying after all. Death would be more simple in her opinion.
• Alma kisses John unexpectedly! John is passive. He does not seem pleased. Maybe he has moved on to someone else. Hopefully he has not moved on to Nellie!
  
• John argues that he and Alma were not as close as she recalls.
• "...she died last summer-suffocated from something on fire inside her." What a fantastic line. Alma has given up her pride in the hopes of gaining John.
  
• John starts to believe Alma about the existence of a soul. Alma has changed John for the better.
• Alma gives a powerful monologue about how she has always loved John. I like seeing this strong side of Alma.
• John realizes that he didn't want the physical Alma like he has thought.
  
• Alma and John have switches their ways of thinking. "The tables have turned with a vengeance!"
  
• Alma begins to feel faint. Nellie comes in. John and Nellie are to be married. Alma seems to have known this because of the card with John and Nellie's name on it. It is clear that Alma is upset about this, but she doesn't want to show it.
• John restrains Nellie.
• Nellie tells Alma she wants her to sing at her wedding. John and Nellie kiss and kiss and kiss and kiss. YUCK. :(
• I can't believe they ended up together. She is so young! I hope Alma finds someone for herself to ease the heartache of losing John. I just knew John and Alma wouldn't end up together.