First thoughts of A raisin In the Sun

"A Raisin In the Sun" is a play that portrays the main themes of money and race.  I thought the play was difficult to understand because of the different adversity and the different cultures throughout the play contradicting with each other. I had a hard time following some of the scenes and what was happening.  I think this play was almost trying to explain what the American Dream consists of and what it takes to get there.  The play was about the families living situation before they received a check and what they did with the money when they did receive the check. Everyone in the family had different visions of what to do with the check that caused tension throughout the family.  Race came into the play when they moved to an all white neighborhood and back then African Americans were not treated equal.  Overall, I think the play was good and portrayed some good life lessons about money and how race can affect living conditions.  

Life in the hood-Straight Outta Compton

Straight Outta Compton is a film that takes place in southern Los Angeles also known as the “hood”.  This film shows what it’s like for African Americans to pursue a dream while dealing with racial segregation, gang violence and rejection.  Straight Outta Compton shows a lot of violence and racial segregation, it tells the appealing story on how South Los Angeles group N.W.A revolutionized pop culture and explains what living in the hood is really like. I really enjoyed this film for multiple reasons.  The film dug deep into the topics of racial segregation, money, pop-culture and living with violence.  The film made me realize how African Americans have many obstacles in pursuing a career due to racial segregation from authorities and society. I think this film could be a good lesson to people as well to overcome the bad in life and make it into something positive or the result will not be good. Violence was a big part of the movie and was used as a way to get what you want.  The rap group N.W.A pushed their limits as a way to make a point that they are not getting treated fairly by police authorities and performed the song “F*** the police”.  The result from the performance ended up being a riot.  Although this song promoted violence towards police, because of their race they were punished.  Multiple times throughout the movie African Americans were randomly beat up by police authorities. The way these people were raised reflected their behavior.  The lyrics the group N.W.A comes up with reflect their life and experiences.  It made me realize how hard it is for some people to distinguish the good and bad in life from how they are raised.  Drugs were also a big factor in the movie. I think that alcohol and drugs promoted some of the behavior towards one another in the movie.

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