This act, which consists of a single scene, is nonetheless vital to the play itself. This discussion of science and literature conflates the scientific—or the real, as many would argue—with the literary, which is subject to interpretation and experience. In this way, Smith uses the metaphor of the mirror as a way to bring to light the reality of these experiences, demonstrating that no matter the subjectivity of the experience—the distortion—the experience is still very much real. Smith believes that her art—this play—acts as a mirror for society in reflecting the experience of events surrounding the Crown Heights incidents. Just as scientists need to make the