"And we have decided to move into our house because my father - my father - he earned it for us brick by brick." (Act III, Scene 1, Page 148)
Walter has finally become a man! While discussing this in class, I decided that this scene in which Walter accepted the consequences of his actions and stood up for himself was like a scene from the movie Brother Bear. Brother Bear is probably one of the cheesiest, most heartwarming movies I have ever seen, and now I am going to share a bit of it with you.
This scene demonstrates when the youngest brother learned what it means to love and be responsible for some you care about. So, from this moment forward, Walter is now Walter the Manbear!! Congratulations to him! Walter learned to be proud of himself and be responsible for the decisions he makes because the implications of his decisions affect his loved ones. Walter the Man bear is now the true head of his family, and he can live his life with confidence in himself.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
A Raisin in the Sun - trapped like the Chosen One in a tiny net
Question #9: In literature, as in life, a character might feel trapped. Discuss a character from Raisin who feels trapped and give examples of the ways in which this character chooses to deal with those feelings.
(Dispiritedly) "Well, I guess from all the happy faces - everybody knows." (Act I, Scene 2, Page 57)
I don't expect you to understand the reference in my title for this post. If you do, then we just became best friends. There is a fantastically horrible movie called KungPow in which the protagonist becomes trapped in a tiny net. The entire movie is a huge joke that makes me roll around with laughter every time I watch it. The humor behind the net is that it is probably the easiest trap to escape, but it seems overwhelming to the Chosen One at the time he is in it. Here's a clip to help you understand:
Ruth is definitely preggers, and she is not the least bit excited about it. For the first half of the play, she is planning on having an abortion because she feels trapped by the idea of having another person to care for and feed. In her current living arrangement, she doesn't see how she can raise another child and retain her sanity. She feels trapped by this baby, her marriage, and her tiny apartment. In her mind, the only way to relieve that stress is to get rid of the baby. I am definitely not saying that Ruth's problems are a joke like this tiny net; I really just wanted to use this clip. However, once Ruth learns that the family will be moving to a house, she is relieved of one of her stresses. And then her marriage turns around, and she begins to remember why she ever fell in love with Walter. All of this means the baby gets to live! Ruth was able to embrace her new child because her mind wasn't plagued and trapped by her limited future.
(Dispiritedly) "Well, I guess from all the happy faces - everybody knows." (Act I, Scene 2, Page 57)
I don't expect you to understand the reference in my title for this post. If you do, then we just became best friends. There is a fantastically horrible movie called KungPow in which the protagonist becomes trapped in a tiny net. The entire movie is a huge joke that makes me roll around with laughter every time I watch it. The humor behind the net is that it is probably the easiest trap to escape, but it seems overwhelming to the Chosen One at the time he is in it. Here's a clip to help you understand:
Ruth is definitely preggers, and she is not the least bit excited about it. For the first half of the play, she is planning on having an abortion because she feels trapped by the idea of having another person to care for and feed. In her current living arrangement, she doesn't see how she can raise another child and retain her sanity. She feels trapped by this baby, her marriage, and her tiny apartment. In her mind, the only way to relieve that stress is to get rid of the baby. I am definitely not saying that Ruth's problems are a joke like this tiny net; I really just wanted to use this clip. However, once Ruth learns that the family will be moving to a house, she is relieved of one of her stresses. And then her marriage turns around, and she begins to remember why she ever fell in love with Walter. All of this means the baby gets to live! Ruth was able to embrace her new child because her mind wasn't plagued and trapped by her limited future.
A Raisin in the Sun - Numero Uno
Question #5: Show how Raisin deals with the generation gap - the problems that the older generation has in dealing with the younger generation and vice versa.
"Mama, you don't understand. It's all a matter of ideas, and God is just one idea I don't accept. It's not important. I am not going out and be immoral or commit crimes because I don't believe in God. I don't even think about it. It's just that I get tired of Him getting credit for all the things the human race achieves for its own stubborn effort. There simply is no blasted God - there is only man and it is he who makes miracles!" (Act I, Scene 1, Page 51)
Ouch. Imagine raising a daughter to believe in God and then having to listen to her completely dismiss God and his powers. It's no wonder Beneatha got smacked across the face. Mama has to worry about providing a good life for her children, and on top of that she has to tolerate this blasphemy from her daughter. In Mama's time, something this rude deserved a slap in the face, and Bennie has to deal with that tradition from her mother's time. Mama struggles to understand the questioning personalities of young people during the time of this story. Beneatha is growing up in a generation that has the tendency to question everything and search for answers, and she is naturally an inquisitive person. Mama doesn't quite understand this questioning mentality, and Beneatha can't relate to Mama's strict standpoints: what's right is right, and what's wrong is wrong. No gray areas. All black and white. Bennie and Mama need to experience a blending of their viewpoints.
"Mama, you don't understand. It's all a matter of ideas, and God is just one idea I don't accept. It's not important. I am not going out and be immoral or commit crimes because I don't believe in God. I don't even think about it. It's just that I get tired of Him getting credit for all the things the human race achieves for its own stubborn effort. There simply is no blasted God - there is only man and it is he who makes miracles!" (Act I, Scene 1, Page 51)
Ouch. Imagine raising a daughter to believe in God and then having to listen to her completely dismiss God and his powers. It's no wonder Beneatha got smacked across the face. Mama has to worry about providing a good life for her children, and on top of that she has to tolerate this blasphemy from her daughter. In Mama's time, something this rude deserved a slap in the face, and Bennie has to deal with that tradition from her mother's time. Mama struggles to understand the questioning personalities of young people during the time of this story. Beneatha is growing up in a generation that has the tendency to question everything and search for answers, and she is naturally an inquisitive person. Mama doesn't quite understand this questioning mentality, and Beneatha can't relate to Mama's strict standpoints: what's right is right, and what's wrong is wrong. No gray areas. All black and white. Bennie and Mama need to experience a blending of their viewpoints.
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