week 15

Act I

Troy and Bono sound just like a couple of drunks sitting around the house telling stories and the more they drink the bigger the stories. Lyons is a thirty-four years old and acting like he is 16. He does not have a job and is borrowing money from his dad. Troy gives it to Rose so she can hand it to Lyons like he is not the one giving the money. I do not see much difference in Lyons and my children except my children are teenagers and he is thirty-four.

Act II

Troy’s brother Gabriel comes to visit. Gabriel got shot in the head during the war. He has a medal plate in his head. This left him mental retarded. Troy feels guilty because he took the money the army gave his brother and bought a house for his family to live in, including Gabriel. He has taken care of Gabriel every day until Gabriel decided he wanted his own place to live. However, Troy still feels guilty about taken his money.

Act III

Cory, Troy’s son, tries to talk his father into letting him play football. Like most fathers he wants his son to have a better life than he did. Troy wanted to play ball and was too old even though he believes it is because he is black. Rose tries to talk Troy into letting Cory play but he refuses. Troy tries to teach Cory he has to depend on himself and nobody else. Cory thinks his father does not like him but what Troy is trying to teach him is it does not matter who likes you, all you need to worry about is if you are getting treated fairly in life.

Act IV

Troy tells his son what kind of father he had and how much better his son’s life is than his.

Act II

Scene 1, 2, 3, 4, &5

I was shocked at this scene. I thought Troy would get caught cheating. I never dreamed he would tell his wife that not only was the woman he was cheating on her with, was pregnant but that he also still wants to keep seeing her while he is still married to his wife. I am glad Cory came out of the house and stepped in between his mother and father. I think his father would have hurt his mother if he had not.

It is six months later Troy’s lover, Alberta, just died while giving birth to a baby girl. Rose is still living with Troy even though he was still seeing Alberta. Now, Troy has asked Rose to raise his baby and she agrees. Seven years later Troy dies and the family finally has some peace in their hearts.

week 14

My comments on

“A Raisin in the Sun”

I put this movie in thinking when will it be over. I must say I enjoyed the movie. I watched the newer version with P. Diddy. The movie tells of all their dreams not just that of Walter. The focus was on him but they all had dreams and I think all of them came true or will. The mother just dreamed of her children becoming adults. The daughter dreamed of becoming a doctor. The wife dreamed of a house of her own. The grandson dreamed of his own bedroom. The son dreamed of a better life. Although Walter was the one who lost the money that could have made their dreams come true, he is also the one because he lost the money that made their dreams come true. Walter learned that money was not the answers to his dreams. He was already living his dream if he would only open his eyes and see what he had or as his mother said,” Today he became a man.” I even cried a little during the movie. Ruth made a tough choice as to keep her unborn child or have an abortion. She was getting an abortion for the wrong reason having another child would make her life a little tougher but it would not stop her dreams from coming true. Lena only dreamed that her children would grow up and be someone she could be proud of. Her children did just that. The not only had to have dreams but have some of the crushed to see what their dream really was. Although Benita did not become a doctor yet and will still have a tough road to travel to become one, she did learn not to give up a dream just because there is a rock in the road. You may stumble a little trying to achieve your dreams but that does not mean you have to give up on them. A person just has to work a little harder or change their dream a little. To me the story tells me no matter what happens in life never give up on your dreams no matter how far away they seem to be. If your life is not going in the way of your dream change your life so your dreams comes a little closer to you and above all else stay true to the person you are love your family more during the hard times and you may just find you are already living your dream.