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Monday, November 30, 2009
Thematic Development
As we continue reading the play, it is important to discover and analyze themes that appear throughout. Use this blog to explore a theme you have discovered so far.
A theme that i found in "A Raisin in the Sun" was unfulfilled dreams. Most of the characters in the story have dreams that seem to big to reach. For example, Mama always wanted the "American Dream", to have a house with a lawn and car and happy family. Beneatha’s dream is to experess herself and become a doctor. Ruth and Walter's dreams are to be wealthy and be able to have the luxury to provide for their family. Walter wants to be able to give his son things he may need or may want, like the 50 cents. Their are many unfulfilled dreams in this play.
A theme that is in "Raison in the Sun" is based off dreams. Each of the characters has a dream and you discover what they are throughout the reading. Mama wants a nice house with a garden, Ruth wants a better life, Walter wants to live like white people so he has to open a liqour store, Bennie wants to become a doctor. Travis has the same dreams as any other teenager. Also, the author has the poem "A Dream Deferred" at the beginning of the book. This shows right off the bat that the book will be based of the families dreams.
In agreement to Becca and Shadye, a theme so far in "The Raisin in the Sun" is based off of Langston Hughes' poem, "A deffered dream". Everyone in this book has a dream both practical and abstract. Ruth's dream actually comes true earlier in the book when Mama buys a biger house for the family. Ruth was overwhelmed by the cramped area and there was an obvious improvement in her attitude when she heard about the new house. Walter's dream is to invest in a liquor company. Unfortunately, there are risks when investing and no one supports his dream. Mama's dream was to have a house with a garden, which came true when she bought a house with a garden. And beneatha's dream changes on a daily basis. As you can see, everyone has a dream, but the theme is if you put it aside too long, will it ever come true?
One of the many themes of "A Raisin in the Sun" was that you must follow your dreams. If you don't then they will scare you for the rest of your life. Sometimes a person will form another dream, but mostly the person will feel defeated. Like Walter in the play when Mama wouldn't let him invest in the liquir store. When he heard that his pride and dream flew down south. It would be the same eith Bennie if she couldn't be a docter. Those people would "Fester like a sore". We need to follow our dreams or we may end up as bad people.
One reoccuring theme that i have found throughout the play has been money. From the very start money has been one of the most important things to the younger family. I feel that loraine is trying to comunicate to the readers is that although you are tought that money isnt the most important thing, it really is. That is not saying that family is not the most important thing but in certian times money might have to be chosen. I feel this is the theme and has been shown throughout the book start to finish even though its sad to think she is trying to get that image or theme across to the reader.I think she does this to really give people a prospective of how bad things really are in the hood, and how no one really wants to be in there and they will give up family just to get out.
One theme I found in "A Raisin in the Sun" is how not accomplishing dreams can affect in entire family. In A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family are all affected by Walter, for example, who can not fufill his dream. This effects the family because they experience his reaction to this. AT first, it brings them all apart, because they are constanly arguing about whose dream is the one that is best to acheive.
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A theme that i found in "A Raisin in the Sun" was unfulfilled dreams. Most of the characters in the story have dreams that seem to big to reach. For example, Mama always wanted the "American Dream", to have a house with a lawn and car and happy family. Beneatha’s dream is to experess herself and become a doctor. Ruth and Walter's dreams are to be wealthy and be able to have the luxury to provide for their family. Walter wants to be able to give his son things he may need or may want, like the 50 cents. Their are many unfulfilled dreams in this play.
A theme that is in "Raison in the Sun" is based off dreams. Each of the characters has a dream and you discover what they are throughout the reading. Mama wants a nice house with a garden, Ruth wants a better life, Walter wants to live like white people so he has to open a liqour store, Bennie wants to become a doctor. Travis has the same dreams as any other teenager.
Also, the author has the poem "A Dream Deferred" at the beginning of the book. This shows right off the bat that the book will be based of the families dreams.
In agreement to Becca and Shadye, a theme so far in "The Raisin in the Sun" is based off of Langston Hughes' poem, "A deffered dream". Everyone in this book has a dream both practical and abstract. Ruth's dream actually comes true earlier in the book when Mama buys a biger house for the family. Ruth was overwhelmed by the cramped area and there was an obvious improvement in her attitude when she heard about the new house. Walter's dream is to invest in a liquor company. Unfortunately, there are risks when investing and no one supports his dream. Mama's dream was to have a house with a garden, which came true when she bought a house with a garden. And beneatha's dream changes on a daily basis. As you can see, everyone has a dream, but the theme is if you put it aside too long, will it ever come true?
One of the many themes of "A Raisin in the Sun" was that you must follow your dreams. If you don't then they will scare you for the rest of your life. Sometimes a person will form another dream, but mostly the person will feel defeated. Like Walter in the play when Mama wouldn't let him invest in the liquir store. When he heard that his pride and dream flew down south. It would be the same eith Bennie if she couldn't be a docter. Those people would "Fester like a sore". We need to follow our dreams or we may end up as bad people.
One reoccuring theme that i have found throughout the play has been money. From the very start money has been one of the most important things to the younger family. I feel that loraine is trying to comunicate to the readers is that although you are tought that money isnt the most important thing, it really is. That is not saying that family is not the most important thing but in certian times money might have to be chosen. I feel this is the theme and has been shown throughout the book start to finish even though its sad to think she is trying to get that image or theme across to the reader.I think she does this to really give people a prospective of how bad things really are in the hood, and how no one really wants to be in there and they will give up family just to get out.
One theme I found in "A Raisin in the Sun" is how not accomplishing dreams can affect in entire family. In A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family are all affected by Walter, for example, who can not fufill his dream. This effects the family because they experience his reaction to this. AT first, it brings them all apart, because they are constanly arguing about whose dream is the one that is best to acheive.
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