Dreams are an aspiration, something we want to see happen in life. However, not everyone will agree on the same dream, which can cause conflicts. Two examples from literature are A Raisin In The Sun and To Kill A Mockingbird. A real-world example is American Denial. Where groups or individuals can be stereotyped or ridiculed and pushed away from their dreams. Beneatha from A Raisin In The Sun constantly chases after her dreams. Beneatha wishes to become a doctor, however, her dreams aren’t viewed the same by the entire family, and wouldn’t be viewed the same in the society. Walter Lee thinks that she should be the lady of the house, a stereotypical role at the time. Vice versa, Beneatha has conflicts with Walter’s dreams.
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He overall seems to be more focused on what Atticus is doing, He starts looking up to Atticus and plans to follow him into law. Scout, however, is puzzled by Jem’s sudden change, which causes a conflict between them. While Jem is all in, reaching for his dreams, Scout is completely against him and hates the sudden change and his new, seeming authority over her. “In addition to Jem’s newly developed characteristics, he had acquired a maddening air of wisdom. ‘Oh, Scout, it’s like reorganizing the tax systems of the countries and things. That kind of thing’s pretty dry to most men. ‘How do you know?’ ‘Oh, go on and leave me alone. I’m reading the paper.’ Jem got his wish. I departed for the kitchen” (Lee 155.) Jem pursuing his dreams has left Scout behind. Atticus on the other hand seems rather pleased with Jem’s maturity. He starts letting Jem accompany him and trusts Jem to watch over Dill and …show more content…
In To Kill A Mockingbird for example, Jem reaches to become a lawyer, a high-stature job, a common trait of being “the man of the house.” At the same time, Aunt Alexandra pushes Scout to become more “ladylike,” which includes formal wear for girls, cooking, and gossip. Scout doesn’t really like this and tries to resist, but is forced to give into society’s customs. This even defines some of our jobs. According to the US Department of Labor, the three most common jobs for women are teachers, nurses, and secretaries while men have truck drivers, managers, and first line retail workers. We can see the real world example in American Denial.Where the whites position themselves superior over the blacks, giving themselves the higher-paying jobs and crushing the blacks dreams. Even after slavery ended, the problems still continued. In the documentary, Michelle Allen said, “after the death of slavery a new system of racial and social control was born, known as convict leasing.” Even now, we see the message being fed through the media that black people are suspicious, no matter the
He overall seems to be more focused on what Atticus is doing, He starts looking up to Atticus and plans to follow him into law. Scout, however, is puzzled by Jem’s sudden change, which causes a conflict between them. While Jem is all in, reaching for his dreams, Scout is completely against him and hates the sudden change and his new, seeming authority over her. “In addition to Jem’s newly developed characteristics, he had acquired a maddening air of wisdom. ‘Oh, Scout, it’s like reorganizing the tax systems of the countries and things. That kind of thing’s pretty dry to most men. ‘How do you know?’ ‘Oh, go on and leave me alone. I’m reading the paper.’ Jem got his wish. I departed for the kitchen” (Lee 155.) Jem pursuing his dreams has left Scout behind. Atticus on the other hand seems rather pleased with Jem’s maturity. He starts letting Jem accompany him and trusts Jem to watch over Dill and …show more content…
In To Kill A Mockingbird for example, Jem reaches to become a lawyer, a high-stature job, a common trait of being “the man of the house.” At the same time, Aunt Alexandra pushes Scout to become more “ladylike,” which includes formal wear for girls, cooking, and gossip. Scout doesn’t really like this and tries to resist, but is forced to give into society’s customs. This even defines some of our jobs. According to the US Department of Labor, the three most common jobs for women are teachers, nurses, and secretaries while men have truck drivers, managers, and first line retail workers. We can see the real world example in American Denial.Where the whites position themselves superior over the blacks, giving themselves the higher-paying jobs and crushing the blacks dreams. Even after slavery ended, the problems still continued. In the documentary, Michelle Allen said, “after the death of slavery a new system of racial and social control was born, known as convict leasing.” Even now, we see the message being fed through the media that black people are suspicious, no matter the