American Chestnut

Lorraine Hansberry’s play, “A Raisin in the Sun”, is about an African American family, the Youngers, who are surrounded by poverty, racism, and family conflict. The Youngers aspire to give themselves a better life to ultimately pass that down to future generations. Their conflict comes into play when the family receives an insurance check for $10,000 and has split decisions on what to do with it. Hansberry’s play suggests that poverty is a symptom of racism by using characters that seem to be of…

her color), and the other was considered to be white (also because of her color). Obviously, since the girls were twins they both had the same mother and father, and it just so happened that one twin got the mother’s gene, which she was African American, and the other sister, who was pale and had red hair got the father’s gene, and he was white (Perez). No one would have known they were sisters, because of their color and they were total opposites (Perez). The girls said “No one ever believed…

example, while being influenced by wars, is not a war itself. It is the crisis known as the Great Depression, decades after the Civil War and more than a century after the American Revolution . To characterize the Great Depression as an economic crisis is definitely the easiest way to explain it; the survival, the prosperity of the American people was largely non-existent, as employment and prices plummeted, coupled with the displacing and starvation of million across the nation . Banks were…

where he was raised and as a result is as some put it “white-washed,” he not seen as an African American but as a member of the community. Although he experiences great difficulty in assimilating to the new culture, Gunnar is also able to move to Hillside without causing much alarm. In this paper, I argue that Paul Beatty’s The White Boy Shuffle challenges the stereotypes associated with African American spaces by utilizing satire to highlight Gunnar’s comical interpretations of his new…

The health of society is greatly affected by the power of the government. When that power is too weak, the government cannot do its job, but when it is too strong, the leaders may abuse their power and oppress the citizens. In a perfect world citizens would monitor the actions of their government to prevent abuses of power. However, we all born to be free and every one is equal. As Thomas Paine argues in his “Common sense” that we should have control in government, instead of let them to control…

the primary figure that supported the rights of not only blacks, but all racial minorities during American segregation. Much less known is the more radical Malcolm X, whose stinging words generated significant controversy throughout his years of black activism. His militant singularity and hateful messages offered a stark contrast to the peaceful King as he tried to gain freedom for African Americans at any cost. Malcolm X’s harshly straightforward yet idiomatic style of speech combined with…

Competitive sports are by far and wide the most popular entertainment source in the world and have been since almost always. Whether you are a soccer fan, spell better than anyone around, or would jump in a frantic joy as your favorite football team scores that touchdown. Mankind has always had this burning passion to be competitive with one another. This is a phenomenon that has, still is, and will probably last forever. What can we say games are fun! Also, whether you are playing or viewing…

lives of Frederic Henry and Catherine Barkley before they come to Italy. Frederic used to be a student of architecture back in America. He volunteers to join the Italian army as an ambulance driver. Proof of this is when Catherine asks, “You’re the American in the Italian army” (Hemingway 22). Before Catherine comes to Italy, she had a fiance who had unfortunately passed away. They grew up together for eight years. She is an English woman who is a V. A. D in the Italian army which is similar to…

Every time one of them put their hands on the coins, they received an electric shock. The symbolism behind this is showing how blacks struggled economically. The only way African Americans could make a lot of money was though pain and y becoming a “puppet on a string” for the white people. Every time an African American got a foot on the stair of life they would always get knocked down and out of the door. Great examples are people like Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and…

have accepted a criminal identity; subsequently, completing their character arc. Some interesting aspects of mise en scene in this particular scene is Thelma wearing sunglasses, it is set during the daytime in a deserted area, the truck driver’s American flag cap, the truck, and the fire from the explosion. The scene taking place in the daytime can demonstrate Thelma and Louise are no longer afraid of their criminal identity and will commit crimes in daylight. Moreover, Thelma wearing sunglasses…