This semester, I have seen numerous of productions that were enjoyable and at the same time, shared a common theme towards the end of the play which was there ticket towards freedom. The two productions I thought resemble this includes Father Comes Home from the Wars and the Royale. These two productions had a common connection of racism moments when they were trying to reach freedom. The main character in each of the productions had a difficult time stepping out of their comfort zones due to the lack of confidence they had and both of the theaters had the proper lights and props to represent the characters.. Father Comes Home from the Wars is a play written by Suzen- Lori Parks that was performed at the Royal Court Theatre. It is a about
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Wearing the union jacket gave Hero the opportunity to express his own opinions about slavery and freedom. At the same time, he could not voice out his own opinions which made this a challenge for him due to the fact in a physical standpoint, he is working with a boss-master that is in support with the confederate side. Hero came into a conclusion that the Boss-Master was treating him as a slave back where he was from. When Hero worked with the Boss- Master in the beginning, he was shining shoes for him and sleeping outside in a tent that the Boss- Master was sleeping in. When the Smith asked how much Hero was worth, the boss put Hero on the spotlight by showing Smith how much he was worth in an embarrassment standpoint. Hero’s price tag is determined by his strength, teeth, relationship? Instead of finding worth in someone by their personality, Hero is given a price tag that exemplifies his worth for being sold on the market. While examining his worth, Boss Master embarrasses Hero as he was trying to shank him in front of the master. This shows the master deteriorating Hero’s dignity as a man as his genitals would be shown publicly. This embarrassment made Hero want to step out of his comfort zone and want to fight for his own
Wearing the union jacket gave Hero the opportunity to express his own opinions about slavery and freedom. At the same time, he could not voice out his own opinions which made this a challenge for him due to the fact in a physical standpoint, he is working with a boss-master that is in support with the confederate side. Hero came into a conclusion that the Boss-Master was treating him as a slave back where he was from. When Hero worked with the Boss- Master in the beginning, he was shining shoes for him and sleeping outside in a tent that the Boss- Master was sleeping in. When the Smith asked how much Hero was worth, the boss put Hero on the spotlight by showing Smith how much he was worth in an embarrassment standpoint. Hero’s price tag is determined by his strength, teeth, relationship? Instead of finding worth in someone by their personality, Hero is given a price tag that exemplifies his worth for being sold on the market. While examining his worth, Boss Master embarrasses Hero as he was trying to shank him in front of the master. This shows the master deteriorating Hero’s dignity as a man as his genitals would be shown publicly. This embarrassment made Hero want to step out of his comfort zone and want to fight for his own