The biggest symbol in the story, Mamaâs plant represents both Mamaâs care, the dream for her family, and wanting success. In the beginning, momma is helping the plant to take care of it. She says that the plant never gets enough light or water, but she takes pride in how it nevertheless flourishes under her care. Her care for her...
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âA Raisin in the Sunâ is a playwright written by Lorraine Hansberry, an African American woman, in 1959. The film takes place in Hanberryâs birthplace, Chicago. The cast includes Claudia McNeil as Lena Younger, the mother of Beneatha Younger (Diana Sands) and Walter Younger (Sidney Poitier), and Stephen Perry as Travis Younger, the son of Walter Lee Younger and Ruth...
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Category A, Overall Theatrical Experience The play, A Raisin in the Sun is fundamentally about dreams, as the main characters struggle to deal with the oppressive circumstances ruling their lives. The play further speaks on the issues affecting society then and today, such as unemployment, identity theft, racism, inflation, and corrupt mortgage brokers, all things that shatter people's dreams. Walter,...
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In the story, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, the dichotomy of African American life is explored within the roles of Joseph Asagai and George Murchison; Boyfriends of Beneatha Younger. Asagai and Murchison represent this conflict. Despite both characters being attracted to Beneatha, George is Josephâs polar opposite. George is a wealthy pedant, who values material success and...
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Poetry is a type of literature that expresses emotions or an idea through poetic devices about a genre. Through powerful devices such as imagery, metaphors and similes, the reader deciphers the poem from the literal meaning to what the poet is actually trying to say. âThe Loom of Timeâ, written anonymously, and âPackage for the Distant Futureâ, written by Sylvia...
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Texts are able to represent and explore the human experiences that shape our society and world. Have you ever felt like time was running past you? That the world kept spinning, while you just stood still? Time is a central theme in many of Kenneth Slessorâs poems, however it is primarily explored through âOut of timeâ and âWild Grapesâ. Slessor...
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âA Dream Within a Dreamâ by Edgar Allan Poe is a poem about the loss of love, the heartbreaking sadness that one faces, and the short nature of time. The poem is well known due to Poeâs various poetic devices that have been used to represent the intense context that Poe expresses in this poem. One can easily notice that...
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Introduction I Am is a poem composed by an English poet, John Clare. He was born in 1793 and died in May 1864 â Clare was well known as the âNorthamptonshire Peasant Poetâ due to his lowly class origin and brief education. Suffering from bouts of depression, Clareâs poem revolves around his life circumstances and despair. Robert Lee Frostâs poem...
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The poems 'The Second Coming' by William Butler Yeats and 'In a Station of the Metro' by Ezra Pound have a strong sense of fragmentation and despair in them. Fragmentation is one of the major features of modern poetry. Modern poets use fragmented images in their poems to give us the sense of fragmentation. Despair is another common feature of...
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Throughout history, women have fought for equality in areas such as politics, religion, careers... Specifically, women fight to be treated with respect and equality in criminal justice and law enforcement careers. The poem âI'm âWifeâ - I've Finished Thatâ by Emily Dickinson is analyzed using feminist criticism. Feminist criticism is a type of literary criticism which may study and encourage...
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Beneath's Identity and Independence in A Raisin in the Sun As adolescents and young adults, we all seek, sooner or later, to forge our own identities and become independent. In A Raisin in the Sun, a play written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1958, we follow Beneatha, an ambitious college student who dreams of becoming a doctor, as she explores her...
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Introduction "Acquainted with the Night" is a renowned poem by Robert Frost, published in his collection "West-Running Brook" in 1928. With its evocative imagery and introspective tone, the poem invites readers to delve into the depths of human loneliness and despair. This literary criticism essay will analyze the key elements of "Acquainted with the Night," including its themes, imagery, and...
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Introduction Li Young Lee is a renowned poet and writer whose works delve into themes of identity, memory, love, and family. This critical analysis essay examines the depth and complexity of Lee's stories, exploring the literary techniques, symbolism, and themes that define his narrative style. By delving into the intricacies of Lee's storytelling, we gain insight into the profound emotional...
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He basically opposes hell in this poem in a way where heâs explaining the common challenges that the black community faces with themselves. Always looking down on their own figures and those around them, as well as blaming white individuals for their failures when pointing fingers at them shouldnât be their way of overcoming this challenge. By preventing failure aka...
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An attempt to bring to light the cruel condition to which black slaves are destined in the plantations in the United States of America, Elizabeth Barrett Browningâs 1847 socio-political poem âThe Runaway Slave of Pilgrim Pointâ, draws on the parallelism between black and white as a metaphor for the different conditions for the black and the white man. This essay...
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No Second Troy is a poem by William Butler Yeats, and it is one of his most celebrated works. The poem is a typical lyric, and it expresses the feelings of a poet who is in a state of misery and pain. Overall, the poem centers on a single issue of his disappointment, pain, and agony. 'Her' in the poem...
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'In oak terrace' tells the routine life of an isolated elderly woman whilst bringing sympathy to her situation from the reader and making them reflect. The poem begins with the blunt statement 'Old and alone' which perfectly introduces the protagonist. Clearly, it is evident that this woman is isolated and at the age where death awaits her, and this is...
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In the poem âLet America Be America Again,â Langston Hughes, brings attention to inequality by making the Great Depression the main subject. Hughes begins the poem by using repetition throughout his poem: âNever was America to meâ which places emphasis on how America is not the âAmericaâ it claims to be. The speaker seems to be pointing out the failure...
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In life, taking the known route does not necessarily have the most beneficial ending- this is partially due to the fact that the unknown road provides options for personal growth and new experiences. This idea is conveyed throughout âThe Road not Takenâ and is specially reinforced in the last stanza. âThe Road Not Takenâ was written by Robert Frost in...
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In Plathâs poems âContusionâ and âEdgeâ there is a central theme and image of death that is liberating and perfect. These themes and images are constant throughout many of Plathâs poetry, but in these two particular poems, the idea of death is more forthcoming. âEdgeâ the last poem that Plath wrote before she ended her life is also another reason...
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The first poem of Nerudaâs that illustrates loss through masterful use of imagery, symbolism, metaphor, and allusion is âSonnet 17.â The poem adopts the form of a Petrarchan sonnet, which often follows an âabb abbaâ rhyme scheme, this type of verse usually presents a problem within the first eight lines, using the remaining six lines to offer a resolution. In...
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William Shakespeare`s âSonnet 130â is an unusual sonnet since it contravenes the concept of female beauty and, instead, provides alternative perspectives concerning beauty and love. Written probably keeping his lover or mistress in mind, Shakespeare compares her physical features and mannerisms with the unlikeliest of natural objects. It stands apart from other sonnets because it breaks the poetry conventions that...
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Mr. Lindner represents the racial people in society. He defines himself as the one in charge of Clybourne Park's development and welfare. During this introductory part, he seems polite and has visited with good intentions; he even tries to reason with the Youngers the reason as to why they should not move to Clybourne. But this is not well received...
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In the play, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry an African American family, the Youngers, are presented with a great amount of money, from the husbandâs life insurance. The family is faced with the difficult decision of how to spend the money, which leads to each family member wanting to use the money for different things. The wants...
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Robert Frostâs âDesignâ is a beautiful short poem that vividly brings the reader into a simple concrete situation that contains a much deeper meaning of life and death. Indeed, Frost tells the story of witnessing a spider with its dead moth prey in a web made upon a white flower. The balance of the delicate, light, and beautiful flower and...
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The poem âI Wandered Lonely as a Cloudâ by romantic poet William Wordsworth, is in the form of lyric poetry and was first published in 1807. The poem describes a memorable day that the poet had and details how recalling that day brings him joy, even when he thinks of it at a later date. This essay will perform a...
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In George Herbert's âThe Windowsâ the speaker presents the idea of how the power of God impacts the flock of churchgoers through sound. The speaker notes that God has given preachers a set ability to portray his word, however, if you only preach the word of god without actually living the complete life, you are a phony. In order to...
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Since the 14th century, people have been analyzing and talking about the works of Persian Sufi poet Hafez. Born between 1320 to 1325 a.d. in Shiraz, South-Central Iran, Hafez was one of the two most influential, studied, and praised poets of the Middle East and even the world. His works centered around the ideas of spirituality, love, and wine. Hafez's...
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The poem is divided into an octave, the first eight lines of the poem, and a sestet, the last six lines. Between the octave and the sestet is the volta which is signified by the word âButâ in the first line of the sestet. This turning point in the poem represents the speakerâs return to the present. The octave is...
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Through Wilfred Owenâs poems, audiences are able to examine the constructive messages which allow the responders to explore the powerful and paradoxical effects of war. Owenâs poems effectively illustrate the significant impacts of war psychologically and physically through his poems exploring the suffering and pithiness of war through his persuasive messages. This is evidently remarked in his poem 'Disabled' which...
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