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David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports The most fascinating thing about the song How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music is the fact that what makes Maria such a delight is what makes her, quote-unquote, a problem. Therefore, trying to solve a problem like Maria would mean reconfiguring her into something non-Marian. You see, Maria is as far-removed from nunnery as you can be; her trouble is that she is, in fact, a nun. She wishes to sing and dance and behave freely, like a bird with no flight path. Her fellow nuns compare her to a uncontrollably crashing wave– “How do you keep a wave upon the sand?” I think my favorite line from the song is this: “How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?”

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